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IMO, you are talking about the curve which is generically called "waterline".
A waterline is by definition a curve obtained by intersecting the outer hull plating with a generic horizontal plane. This plane can be the water surface or any other horizontal plane above or below the water surface.
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The "sheer line" is the intersection between the hull and the deck. It is visible in the "sheer plan" (also know as the "profile plan") and in the "half-breadth plan".
The curve in the drawing could be either a single waterline or the sheer line.
The curve in the drawing could be either a single waterline or the sheer line.
... or the bulwark line or a bilge diagonal line .. or you go figure what line.
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