mud-line
/ˈmʌdlʌɪn/noun
1The limit of wave action on a coastal seabed below which mud will settle permanently on the bottom.
2 Oil Industry. A pipeline carrying drilling mud.
3A line of sediment flowing in a river after disturbance of the bottom.
Origin
Late 19th century. From mud + line.
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