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What is a waterline?

What is a waterline? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.
  2. (aviation) A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.
  3. A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark.
  4. (cosmetics) the inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.
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A second hook smashed viciously into the hull of the Isis, aft, barely above the waterline.
Forget the thought of a tiny pigeon-hole stateroom just above the waterline of a 2,000 passenger cruise ship.
The ship was, of course, a warship whose primary offensive weapon was a beakhead or ram at the waterline.
The diesel generator room is located on the main deck in order to minimise noise below the waterline.
As the torpedo struck her forward magazine, the explosion blew away all the fore-end structure below the waterline.
Several models present divergent solutions to the same problem, for example the repair of hulls below the waterline.

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