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load line
noun Nautical.
1.
Also called Plimsoll line. 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 ).
2.
the line made by the surface of the water on the hull of a loaded ship.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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| load line | |
| —n | |
| 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
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