the waterline
noun
: the level that water reaches on the side of a ship
We repaired the hull below the waterline.
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To make your eyes appear bigger and more awake, line the outer half of the lash line, but avoid the waterline and inner corners.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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
See all Example Sentences for the waterline
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“The waterline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20waterline. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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