load line

load line

n.

See Plimsoll mark.

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load line

n

(Nautical Terms) nautical a pattern of lines painted on the hull of a ship, approximately midway between the bow and the stern, indicating the various levels that the waterline should reach if the ship is properly loaded under given circumstances

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load′ line`

n.

any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def. 1a).

[1880–85]

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load line - waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark water line, waterline, water level - 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

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