load displacement
1load displacement — n. the displacement of a completely loaded ship …
2load displacement — noun : the displacement of a ship when loaded to the extent for which it was designed …
3load displacement — Naut. the weight, in long tons, of a cargo vessel loaded so that the summer load line touches the surface of the water. [1880 85] * * * …
4load displacement — /ˈloʊd dɪsˌpleɪsmənt/ (say lohd dis.playsmuhnt) noun the amount of water displaced by a ship when it is fully loaded …
5Displacement (ship) — As weight is added to a ship, it submerges. Designated displacement is the ship s weight when fully loaded and submerged to her load lines. A ship s displacement is its weight[1] at any given time, generally expressed in metric tons or long tons …
6load — n. & v. n. 1 a what is carried or is to be carried; a burden. b an amount usu. or actually carried (often in comb.: a busload of tourists; a lorry load of bricks). 2 a unit of measure or weight of certain substances. 3 a burden or commitment of… …
7load-line mark — /lohd luyn /, Naut. any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line. Also called Plimsoll mark. * * * …
8displacement tonnage — Naut. the number of long tons of water displaced by a vessel, light or load displacement being specified. * * * displacement tonnage, the weight of a ship in terms of the number of long tons displaced by it …
9load-line mark — /lohd luyn /, Naut. any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line. Also called Plimsoll mark …
10displacement tonnage — Naut. the number of long tons of water displaced by a vessel, light or load displacement being specified. * * * …
