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Etymology

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Fromwater +‎line.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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waterline (pluralwaterlines)

  1. (nautical) A line formed by thesurface of thewater on thehull of aship when she isafloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under differentloadings
  2. (aviation) A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.
  3. A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; awatermark ortidemark.
    • 1992,Neal Stephenson,Snow Crash, page391:
      Down here along thewaterline, theEnterprise has a belt of thick antitorpedo armor. It's not too promising.
  4. (cosmetics) The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind thelash line; primarily used in reference to the application ofeyeliner.

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Translations

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line on the hull of a ship
line on the land

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