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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Its huge propeller, long hidden beneath the waterline, is today fully visible.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The second idea Kang has is using MUSAS in robots designed to perform maintenance jobs beneath the waterline on boats or ships.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 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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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The second idea Kang has is using MUSAS in robots designed to perform maintenance jobs beneath the waterline on boats or ships.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 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 6 Sep. 2025.
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