NOUN | location | waterline, water line, water level | a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel |
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Meaning | A 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. | |
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Synonyms | water line, water level | |
Narrower | load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll | Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
Broader | line | A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
Spanish | linea de flotacion, línea de flotación | |
Catalan | línia de flotació |
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