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   water elm
         n 1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives
               in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}, {Ulmus laevis}]
         2: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading
            branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American
            elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}, {Ulmus
            americana}]

English Dictionary: waterlessness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water hole
n
  1. a natural hole or hollow containing water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water lemon
n
  1. the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: bell apple, sweet cup, water lemon, yellow granadilla]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water lettuce
n
  1. pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge- shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes
    Synonym(s): pistia, water lettuce, water cabbage, Pistia stratiotes, Pistia stratoites
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water level
n
  1. the level of the surface of a body of water
  2. underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"
    Synonym(s): water table, water level, groundwater level
  3. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
    Synonym(s): waterline, water line, water level
  4. a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water lily
n
  1. an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water line
n
  1. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
    Synonym(s): waterline, water line, water level
  2. a line marking the level reached by a body of water
    Synonym(s): water line, watermark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water lobelia
n
  1. erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water
    Synonym(s): water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water locust
n
  1. honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
    Synonym(s): water locust, swamp locust, Gleditsia aquatica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water wheel
n
  1. a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
    Synonym(s): waterwheel, water wheel
  2. a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
    Synonym(s): waterwheel, water wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water-lily family
n
  1. dicot aquatic plants [syn: Nymphaeaceae, {family Nymphaeaceae}, water-lily family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
water-loving
adj
  1. (of plants) flourishing with lots of water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterleaf
n
  1. any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterleaf family
n
  1. perennial woodland herbs [syn: Hydrophyllaceae, {family Hydrophyllaceae}, waterleaf family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterless
adj
  1. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
    Synonym(s): arid, waterless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterlessness
n
  1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
    Synonym(s): dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
    Antonym(s): wetness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterline
n
  1. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
    Synonym(s): waterline, water line, water level
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterlogged
adj
  1. (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"
    Synonym(s): boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Waterloo
n
  1. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
  2. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"
  3. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
    Synonym(s): Waterloo, Battle of Waterloo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterwheel
n
  1. a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
    Synonym(s): waterwheel, water wheel
  2. a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
    Synonym(s): waterwheel, water wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterwheel plant
n
  1. floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas
    Synonym(s): waterwheel plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weatherliness
n
  1. (of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weatherly
adj
  1. (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Woodrow Wilson
n
  1. 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
    Synonym(s): Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
n
  1. United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) [syn: Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water aloe \Wa"ter al"oe\ (Bot.)
      See {Water soldier}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water elder \Wa"ter el"der\ (Bot.)
      The guelder-rose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water elephant \Wa"ter el"e*phant\ (Zo[94]l.)
      The hippopotamus. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water laverock \Wa"ter la"ver*ock\ (Zo[94]l.)
      The common sandpiper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leg \Leg\ (l[ecr]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[91]g calf
      of the leg, Sw. l[84]gg.]
      1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the
            body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that
            part of the limb between the knee and foot.
  
      2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any
            long and slender support on which any object rests; as,
            the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or
            dividers.
  
      3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;
            as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
  
      4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from
            drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]
  
                     He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for
                     a favor he never received.                  --Fuller.
  
      5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,
            Eng.]
  
      6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one
            tack or between tacks.
  
      7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the
            form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes
            nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to
            support the boiler; -- called also {water leg}.
  
      8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the
            belt which carries the buckets.
  
      9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a
            little in rear of the batter.
  
      {A good leg} (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near
            the desired course.
  
      {Leg bail}, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]
  
      {Legs of an hyperbola} (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches
            of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
  
      {Legs of a triangle}, the sides of a triangle; -- a name
            seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished
            by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs
            of a right-angled triangle.
  
      {On one's legs}, standing to speak.
  
      {On one's last legs}. See under {Last}.
  
      {To have legs} (Naut.), to have speed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water leg \Wa"ter leg`\ (Steam Boilers)
      See {Leg}, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leg \Leg\ (l[ecr]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[91]g calf
      of the leg, Sw. l[84]gg.]
      1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the
            body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that
            part of the limb between the knee and foot.
  
      2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any
            long and slender support on which any object rests; as,
            the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or
            dividers.
  
      3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;
            as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
  
      4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from
            drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]
  
                     He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for
                     a favor he never received.                  --Fuller.
  
      5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,
            Eng.]
  
      6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one
            tack or between tacks.
  
      7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the
            form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes
            nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to
            support the boiler; -- called also {water leg}.
  
      8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the
            belt which carries the buckets.
  
      9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a
            little in rear of the batter.
  
      {A good leg} (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near
            the desired course.
  
      {Leg bail}, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]
  
      {Legs of an hyperbola} (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches
            of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
  
      {Legs of a triangle}, the sides of a triangle; -- a name
            seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished
            by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs
            of a right-angled triangle.
  
      {On one's legs}, standing to speak.
  
      {On one's last legs}. See under {Last}.
  
      {To have legs} (Naut.), to have speed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water leg \Wa"ter leg`\ (Steam Boilers)
      See {Leg}, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lemon \Wa"ter lem"on\ (Bot.)
      The edible fruit of two species of passion flower
      ({Passiflora laurifolia}, and {P. maliformis}); -- so called
      in the West Indies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lettuce \Wa"ter let"tuce\ (Bot.)
      A plant ({Pistia stratiotes}) which floats on tropical
      waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
      --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF.
      livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb
      level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance,
      water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]
      1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or
            plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is
            everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this
            is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all
            points are equally distant from the center of the earth,
            or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.
  
      2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a
            plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point
            and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this
            is the apparent level at the given point.
  
      3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain
            degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the
            earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the
            level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the
            valley or of the sea.
  
                     After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.
                                                                              --Sir M. Hale.
  
                     Shot from the deadly level of a gun.   --Shak.
  
      4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,
            degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one
            of several planes of different elevation.
  
                     Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
                     Somebody there of his own level.         --Swift.
  
                     Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance
                     wills and prudence may persuade.         --Prior.
  
      5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a
            condition conformable to natural law or which will secure
            a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.
  
                     When merit shall find its level.         --F. W.
                                                                              Robertson.
  
      6. (Mech. & Surv.)
            (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or
                  adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.
            (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two
                  points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.
  
      7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.
  
      {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).
  
      {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is
            used instead of a tube.
  
      {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level
            or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small
            spirit level.
  
      {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights
            and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance
            between high and low water.
  
      {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by
            means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to
            ascertain the profile of the ground.
  
      {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in
            true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at
            right angles.
  
      {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is
            shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether
            contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular
            box with a glass cover.
  
      {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level
            attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate
            adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in
            leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.
  
      {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of
            the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes
            connected by a pipe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water level \Wa"ter lev"el\
      1. The level formed by the surface of still water.
  
      2. A kind of leveling instrument. See under {Level}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Lily pad}, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
            S.] --Lowell.
  
      {Tiger lily} (Bot.), {Lilium tigrinum}, the sepals of which
            are blotched with black.
  
      {Turk's-cap lily} (Bot.), {Lilium Martagon}, a red lily with
            recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {L.
            superbum}.
  
      {Water lily} (Bot.), the {Nymph[91]a}, a plant with floating
            roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
            usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
            [See Illust. of {Nymph[91]a}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lily \Wa"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)
      A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymph[91]a,
      distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful
      flowers. See {Nymph[91]a}.
  
      Note: The name is extended to various plants of other related
               genera, as {Nuphar}, {Euryale}, {Nelumbo}, and
               {Victoria}. See {Euryale}, {Lotus}, and {Victoria}, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lime \Wa"ter lime`\
      Hydraulic lime.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   --Totten.
  
      {To cross the line}, to cross the equator, as a vessel at
            sea.
  
      {To give a person line}, to allow him more or less liberty
            until it is convenient to stop or check him, like a hooked
            fish that swims away with the line.
  
      {Water line} (Shipbuilding), the outline of a horizontal
            section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water line \Wa"ter line`\
      1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,
            model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at
            various heights from the keel.
  
      Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward
               curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their
               several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as
               straight horizontal lines.
  
      2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside
            of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
            when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line
            indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,
            and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called
            the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence
            when loaded.
  
      {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed
            of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
            shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a
            solid model.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lizard \Wa"ter liz"ard\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any aquatic lizard of the genus {Varanus}, as the monitor of
      the Nile. See {Monitor}, n., 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water locust \Wa"ter lo"cust\ (Bot.)
      A thorny leguminous tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}) which
      grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
      A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R.
      Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
      fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
      ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
               genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a},
               of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of
               South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia
               siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region.
  
      {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia}
            ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong
            branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found
            between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey
            locust}.
  
      {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
            monosperma}), of the Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water rail \Wa"ter rail`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus {Rallus},
      as the common European species ({Rallus aquaticus}). See
      Illust. of {Rail}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of
      gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a
      frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are
      remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating
      plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis
      Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.
      The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also
      called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},
      {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to
      it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).
  
      Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was
               formerly believed to be able to detect and report
               adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly
               domesticated by the ancients.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water rail \Wa"ter rail`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus {Rallus},
      as the common European species ({Rallus aquaticus}). See
      Illust. of {Rail}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of
      gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a
      frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are
      remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating
      plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis
      Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.
      The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also
      called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},
      {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to
      it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).
  
      Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was
               formerly believed to be able to detect and report
               adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly
               domesticated by the ancients.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water wheel \Wa"ter wheel`\
      1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes,
            that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --
            called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at
            the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom, a
            {breast wheel} when at an intermediate point; other forms
            are called {reaction wheel}, {vortex wheel}, {turbine
            wheel}, etc.
  
      2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.
  
      3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water willow \Wa"ter wil`low\ (Bot.)
      An American aquatic plant ({Dianthera Americana}) with long
      willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water-laid \Wa"ter-laid`\, a.
      Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a
      water-laid, or left-hand, rope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Left-hand \Left"-hand`\ (l[ecr]ft"h[acr]nd`), a.
      Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right;
      as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.
  
      {Left-hand rope}, rope laid up and twisted over from right to
            left, or against the sun; -- called also {water-laid
            rope}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waterlander \Wa`ter*land"er\, Waterlandian \Wa`ter*land"i*an\n.
      (Eccl. Hist.)
      One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the
      Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a
      district in North Holland denominated Waterland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waterlander \Wa`ter*land"er\, Waterlandian \Wa`ter*land"i*an\n.
      (Eccl. Hist.)
      One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the
      Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a
      district in North Holland denominated Waterland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waterleaf \Wa"ter*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
      Any plant of the American genus {Hydrophyllum}, herbs having
      white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waterless \Wa"ter*less\, a.
      Destitute of water; dry. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water line \Wa"ter line`\
      1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,
            model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at
            various heights from the keel.
  
      Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward
               curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their
               several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as
               straight horizontal lines.
  
      2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside
            of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water
            when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line
            indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,
            and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called
            the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence
            when loaded.
  
      {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed
            of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as
            shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a
            solid model.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water-logged \Wa"ter-logged\, a.
      Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy,
      unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by
      receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has
      become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)
      Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,
      weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,
      weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
  
      {Weather gauge}.
      (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of
            another.
      (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage
            in position.
  
                     To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the
                     weather gauge of laws.                     --Hudibras.
  
      {Weather helm} (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing
            vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to
            put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.
  
      {Weather shore} (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.
            --Totten.
  
      {Weather tide} (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee
            side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.
            Dict.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weatherliness \Weath"er*li*ness\, n. (Naut.)
      The quality of being weatherly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weatherly \Weath"er*ly\, a. (Naut.)
      Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly
      ship. --Cooper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Witherling \With"er*ling\, n. [Wither + -ling.]
      A withered person; one who is decrepit. [Obs.] --Chapman.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Waterloo, AL (town, FIPS 80064)
      Location: 34.91671 N, 88.06417 W
      Population (1990): 250 (121 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 35677
   Waterloo, IA (city, FIPS 82425)
      Location: 42.49165 N, 92.35106 W
      Population (1990): 66467 (29023 housing units)
      Area: 156.9 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50701, 50702, 50703
   Waterloo, IL (city, FIPS 79150)
      Location: 38.33159 N, 90.15558 W
      Population (1990): 5072 (2040 housing units)
      Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62298
   Waterloo, IN (town, FIPS 81278)
      Location: 41.43337 N, 85.02660 W
      Population (1990): 2040 (776 housing units)
      Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46793
   Waterloo, NE (village, FIPS 51665)
      Location: 41.28775 N, 96.28566 W
      Population (1990): 479 (188 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68069
   Waterloo, NY (village, FIPS 78553)
      Location: 42.90450 N, 76.85936 W
      Population (1990): 5116 (1932 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13165
   Waterloo, OH
      Zip code(s): 45688
   Waterloo, OR (town, FIPS 79050)
      Location: 44.49527 N, 122.82163 W
      Population (1990): 191 (78 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Waterloo, SC (town, FIPS 74995)
      Location: 34.35285 N, 82.05824 W
      Population (1990): 122 (48 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29384
   Waterloo, WI (city, FIPS 83925)
      Location: 43.18303 N, 88.98986 W
      Population (1990): 2712 (1048 housing units)
      Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 53594

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Weatherly, PA (borough, FIPS 81856)
      Location: 40.94302 N, 75.82171 W
      Population (1990): 2640 (994 housing units)
      Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 18255

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Woodrow Wilson, VA
      Zip code(s): 22939
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