Definitions for: Water Line


[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
[n] a line marking the level reached by a body of water



Webster (1913) Definition: Wa"ter line`
1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,
model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at
various heights from the keel.

Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward
curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their
several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as
straight horizontal lines.

2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside
of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line
indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,
and is called the light water line; the highest, called
the load water line, indicates her proper submergence
when loaded.

Water-line model (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed
of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a
solid model.

Synonyms: water level, waterline, watermark

See Also: high-water mark, line, load line, low-water mark, Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark

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