light waterline

noun

The waterline at which a vessel floats when light or unladen.

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Meanings

nounlight waterline (plural light waterlines)

plural light waterlines · alternative light water line

  1. nauticalThe waterline at which a vessel floats when light or unladen.

    Synonyms: light line

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe waterline at which a vessel floats when light or unladen.

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light line

Origin

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + waterline (noun).

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APA

light waterline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20waterline

MLA

“light waterline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20waterline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light waterline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20waterline.

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