light line

English

Etymology

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) +‎ line (noun).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: lītʹlīn

Noun

light line (plural light lines)

  1. (nautical) The waterline at which a vessel floats when at light displacement; the light waterline.

Quotations

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References

The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

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