Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The line in which water at its surface verges or borders upon anything; specifically, in ship-building, one of the horizontal lines supposed to be described by the surface of the water on the sides of a ship, and exhibited at certain depths upon the sheer-draft.
- noun Same as
water-level , 1. - noun A semi-transparent line or mark formed in paper during its manufacture; a water-mark. See
water-mark , 3.
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Examples
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Katie loves the water-line view from our porthole; I'm delighted with our cleverly organized cabin, so spacious that after I unpack my suitcase it vanishes into a closet.
Anne Z. Cooke: Bubbles and Luxe by Barge (Part 2) Anne Z. Cooke 2011
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As the sun rose over the lagoon, driving clouds of steam into the great golden pall, Kerans felt the terrible stench of the water-line, the sweet compacted smells of dead vegetation and rotting animal carcasses.
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Katie loves the water-line view from our porthole; I'm delighted with our cleverly organized cabin, so spacious that after I unpack my suitcase it vanishes into a closet.
Anne Z. Cooke: Bubbles and Luxe by Barge (Part 2) Anne Z. Cooke 2011
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The Labour Government's incessant lying about job creation and immigration has just been holed below the water-line again.
Immigration and jobs Not a sheep 2008
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The Labour Government's incessant lying about job creation and immigration has just been holed below the water-line again.
Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008
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There are some reports of some isolated water-line breaks, some downed power lines and broken windows.
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They are floating wrecks, riddled with holes, hemorrhaging fuel, rotting to the water-line, and their crews are stuck on them for years at a time.
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English main-mast rises to a height of two hundred and seventeen feet above the water-line.
Les Miserables 2008
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The ship from truck to water-line was as if cemented; spars, sails, blocks, and ropes were in a horrible state; but, thank God, no one was hurt, nor was the ship damaged.
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The ship from truck to water-line was as if cemented; spars, sails, blocks, and ropes were in a horrible state; but, thank God, no one was hurt, nor was the ship damaged.
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