above-water

See also: above water

English

Alternative forms

(adverb): above water

Etymology

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

Macedonian: надводен (nadvoden)
Ukrainian: надво́дний (nadvódnyj)

above the waterline of a ship

Macedonian: надводен (nadvoden)
Ukrainian: надво́дний (nadvódnyj)

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5

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