waterline
noun [ S ] sailing specialized uk/ˈwɔː.tə.laɪn/ us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.laɪn/
(LEVEL)
the waterline （船的）水线，吃水线
the level that the water reaches on the side of a ship
The ship had to be repaired below the waterline. 这艘船必须在吃水线以下进行修理。
(SUPPLY)
US供水系统;输水管道
a water supply or a pipe carrying water
Construction of a waterline for the new school has ruined part of a prehistoric site. 新学校的输水管道的建设破坏了一处史前遗址的一部分。
They ran a waterline from the lake. 他们从湖里铺设出一条送水管道。
Idiom
holed below the waterlineidiom 破坏造成的短期影响不明显但最终会导致失败的情况
damaged in a way that is not immediately obvious but that will in the end cause someone or something to fail completely
Rising national debt meant any plans for big projects had been holed below the waterline. 不断增加的国债意味着任何大型的项目都已经从根本上遭到了破坏。