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noun
The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The level of the water table below ground.
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noun
The waterline of a ship.
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noun
(Relating to) an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
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noun
Of a route that follows a riverbank or shoreline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
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noun
a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: water gauge, water gage, water glass
noun
the level of the surface of a body of water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: elevation
Narrower terms: sea level
noun
a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: waterline, water line
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Broader terms: line
Narrower terms: load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll
noun
underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: water table, groundwater level
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geological formation, formation
History
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Across languages
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