"line drawn on water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lines drawn on water [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lines drawn on water}} line drawn on water (plural lines drawn on water)
  1. Something transient or ephemeral.
    Sense id: en-line_drawn_on_water-en-noun-rAWL02sJ
  2. An ill-defined or variable border between concepts or things.
    Sense id: en-line_drawn_on_water-en-noun-VOrLYXJl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: line drawn in water

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