Waterline (redirected from International load line)

waterline [′wȯd·ər‚līn]

(geology)

shoreline

(hydrology)

water table

(naval architecture)

The intersection of the surface of the water with the side of a ship.

A line painted on the hull of a ship showing the level of the water when the ship is properly trimmed.

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waterline

Inside a cistern, the highest water level to which the ball valve should be adjusted to shut off.

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Waterline 

(also shoreline), the line of contact between the water surface of a body of water—such as a lake, river, or sea—and a dry land surface, or shore. The height and shape of a waterline vary owing to fluctuations in the level and changes in the nature of the shore that result from erosion, abrasion, or human activity.