water line

English Thesaurus

1. 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 (noun.location)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location)

hyponym	:	load line, plimsoll, plimsoll line, plimsoll mark,
definition	:	waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded (noun.location)

2. a line marking the level reached by a body of water (noun.location)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location)

hyponym	:	high-water mark,
definition	:	a line marking the highest level reached (noun.location)

hyponym	:	low-water mark,
definition	:	a line marking the lowest level reached (noun.location)