waterlijn

Definitions of waterlijn
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    diepgangsmerk, laadlijn
    waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
    type of:
    lijn, linie, rij
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  2. noun
    a line marking the level reached by a body of water
    synonyms: filigram, papiermerk, watermerk
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    types:
    hoogwaterlijn, vloedlijn, vloedstand
    a line marking the highest level reached
    type of:
    lijn, linie, rij
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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