Meanings
nounlight line (plural light lines)
plural light lines
- nauticalThe waterline at which a vessel floats when at light displacement; the light waterline.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + line (noun).
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APA
light line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20line
MLA
“light line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20line.
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