water line

1. 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

   Synonymswaterlinewater level

   Broaderline

   Narrowerload line
2. 2.

   a line marking the level reached by a body of water

   Synonymswatermark

   Broaderline

   Narrowerhigh-water marklow-water mark

Questions about water line

What does water line mean?

water line means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for water line?

Close synonyms include waterline, water level, watermark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is water line a common word?

water line is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.