English-Spanish translations for water line

• línea de flotación

Definition of water line

• the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water
• Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded
• The line corresponding to the surface of the water touching any submerged object or body
• The level at which water meets land along the shore of a body of water

Related words

• underwater pipeline
• saline water
• waterline
• load waterline