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waterline

DEFINITIONS OF: waterline

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n 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

Synonyms:
water level, water line
Types:
Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, load line
waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Type of:
line
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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