the waterline

noun

: the level that water reaches on the side of a ship

We repaired the hull below the waterline.

Examples of the waterline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When guests are ready for a swim, the touch of a button opens the transom, laying out a 12 square meter private beach club suspended just above the waterline. —Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

While fleeing the flood, Mills placed the guitar safely above the waterline. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024

Tested by ophthalmologists, it’s been deemed safe for use on the waterline and for contact lens wearers. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024

The National Park Service has been working on a $208 million project to improve the waterline, first constructed in the 1960s, that includes upgrading and replacing the existing infrastructure. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024