transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌlīn, ˈwä- ]
noun
Date: circa 1625
: a line that marks the level of the surface of water on something: as
a.
(1) : the point on the hull of a ship or boat to which the water rises
(2) : a line marked on the outside of a ship that corresponds with the water's surface when the ship is afloat on an even keel under specified conditions of loading
b. : shoreline 1