load displacement

American

noun

Nautical.

the weight, in long tons, of a cargo vessel loaded so that the summer load line touches the surface of the water.

load displacement British

noun

nautical the total weight of a cargo vessel loaded so that its waterline reaches the summer load line

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Etymology

Origin of load displacement

First recorded in 1880–85

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