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单词 waterline
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waterline
noun[S]
sailingspecialized
uk
/ˈwɔː.tə.laɪn/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.laɪn/

waterlinenoun[S](LEVEL)

the waterline
thelevelthat thewaterreacheson thesideof aship:
（船的）水线，吃水线
Theshiphad to berepairedbelow the waterline.这艘船必须在吃水线以下进行修理。
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thelevelthat thewaterin asea,river,lake, etc.reacheson theland:
水线，水位
Theyplanttallgrassesat the waterline.他们在水线处种植高大的水草。
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waterlinenoun[S](SUPPLY)

US
awatersupplyor apipecarryingwater:
供水系统；输水管道
Construction of a waterline for the newschoolhasruinedpartof aprehistoricsite.新学校的输水管道的建设破坏了一处史前遗址的一部分。
Theyrana waterline from thelake.他们从湖里铺设出一条送水管道。

Idiom

holed below the waterline
(Definition ofwaterlinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwaterline

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An interdisciplinary approach to management of biofilm in dental unit waterlines.
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New waterlines were installed to replace aging pipes.
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As a result of damages to waterlines from falling debris, flooding and contaminated drinking water were reported in some villages with pipes openly leaking.
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Designs have run the gamut from wide skiffs without wings, to lightweight scows, to wedge-shaped hulls characterized with narrow waterlines and hiking wings out to the maximum permitted beam.
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Even if we cut them down to thewaterline, they would still not be suitable.
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Their argument is holed below thewaterlineby the fact that it has caused no harm in the past.
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The coverage of these controls would extend to all anti-fouling paints applied to vessels and structures below thewaterline.
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Speeches today have been larded with references to fragile ships, fair winds, safe passages and even holing below thewaterline.
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A concept already considered by many to be less than perfect is now seriously undermined—holed below thewaterline.
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Multilateralism and consensus appeared to be holed below thewaterlinein this new world of conviction diplomacy.
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They are unsafe only if a large volume of water enters them on the car deck, and this should be normally well above thewaterline.
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Quite frankly, in this day and age, with farmers struggling to keep their heads above the financialwaterline, £1,700 on an 800 acre farm is an awful lot of money.
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Exhaust was not expelled through a funnel, like most ships, but through vents below thewaterline.
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The ship was protected by awaterlinearmored belt that was 60 mm thick amidships.
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The ships are long at thewaterline, and long overall, with a beam of, and a full load draught of.
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