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From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + waterline (noun).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
light waterline
Today it means: The waterline at which a vessel floats when light or unladen. Full definition →
Today it means: The waterline at which a vessel floats when light or unladen. Full definition →
From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + waterline (noun).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.