the waterline
noun
: the level that water reaches on the side of a ship
We repaired the hull below the waterline.
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At the bottom of this screen are Park and Remote buttons that only appear when the robot is above the waterline and in Wi-Fi range.
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PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
And when the reef dies, the ripple effect reaches far beyond the waterline.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Susan Vineyard/iStockphoto/Getty Travis Lake near Austin Texas during a drought with the waterline way down - view from above with marinas and buildings and a water tower on shore under stormy sky.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Below The Waterline The second, deeper and even more important level to look into lies below the waterline.
—Dorota Klop-Sowinska, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
And when the reef dies, the ripple effect reaches far beyond the waterline.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Susan Vineyard/iStockphoto/Getty Travis Lake near Austin Texas during a drought with the waterline way down - view from above with marinas and buildings and a water tower on shore under stormy sky.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Below The Waterline The second, deeper and even more important level to look into lies below the waterline.
—Dorota Klop-Sowinska, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the waterline
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“The waterline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20waterline. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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