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(noun) a device that gauges the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube |
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Related Words: water gage, water gauge, water glass |
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(noun) the level of the surface of a body of water |
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Related Words: elevation, sea level |
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(noun) underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water: "spring rains had raised the water table" |
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Synonyms: groundwater level, water table |
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Related Words: formation, geological formation, geology |
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(noun) a line painted on the hull of a ship to correspond with the surface of the water when the ship is afloat on an even keel |
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Synonyms: water line, waterline |
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Related Words: Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, line, load line |
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