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English
Etymology
From above + water.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌv ˈwɑ.tɚ/, /əˈbʌv ˈwɔ.tɚ/
Adjective
above-water (comparative more above-water, superlative most above-water)
- Above the surface of the water.
- Above the waterline of a ship.[1]
Translations
above the surface of the water
above the waterline of a ship
References
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 5