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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This is about 35 feet above the waterline!
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Schneider, a commercial airline pilot who has owned the Cessna for more than 23 years, found a spot on the sand in Mission Beach near the waterline.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Slivers of ice were beginning to form along the waterline of our boat, which was tied up just above the rapids that rumble down into Boot Lake.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Schneider, a commercial airline pilot who has owned the Cessna for more than 23 years, found a spot on the sand in Mission Beach near the waterline.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
The Maurepas is known to be resting under layers of sediment about 50 feet below the waterline.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Slivers of ice were beginning to form along the waterline of our boat, which was tied up just above the rapids that rumble down into Boot Lake.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
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“The waterline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20waterline. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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