ALL meanings of load line
load line
L l - noun load line nautical 1
- noun load line 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). 1
- noun load line the line made by the surface of the water on the hull of a loaded ship. 1
- noun load line 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 0
- noun load line any of the lines on the hull of a merchant ship showing the depths to which it may legally be loaded under various circumstances 0