waterline

Thân thiện

The ship's hull has a clear waterline painted just above the surface of the water.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A line corresponding to the surface of the water when a vessel is afloat on an even keel: The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship or boat meets the surface of the water. It indicates the level of the water's surface against the side of the vessel when it is properly loaded and balanced.
   • A line often painted on the hull: This line is frequently marked with paint on the ship's hull to serve as a visual reference.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ship was loaded so heavily that its waterline was nearly submerged.
  • Before painting, the crew carefully measured and marked the new waterline.
  • Inspectors checked the vessel's waterline to ensure it was not overloaded.

Advanced Usage

• "Plimsoll line": A special marked waterline indicating the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded. This is a specific, regulated type of waterline.
  • The ship's captain ensured the cargo load did not submerge the Plimsoll line, which is a type of official waterline.

Variants and Related Words

• Waterline can be written as one word or hyphenated as water-line.
• Load line (n): Another term for the waterline, especially the official Plimsoll line.
• Boot topping (n): The area on a ship's hull between the light waterline and the loaded waterline, often painted a different color.

Synonyms

• Load line
• Plimsoll mark (for the specific regulatory mark)

Related Phrases

• "At the waterline": Describing something located at or pertaining to the waterline level.
  • The damage to the hull was found right at the waterline.
• "Below the waterline": Referring to the part of the hull that is normally submerged.
  • Barnacles had accumulated on the hull below the waterline.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• water line
• water level