HyperDic: waterline

English > 1 sense of the word waterline:
NOUNlocationwaterline, water line, water levela line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel
English > waterline: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship.
Synonymswater line, water level
Narrowerload line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, PlimsollWaterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
BroaderlineA spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
Spanishlinea de flotacion, línea de flotación
Catalanlínia de flotació

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