light displacement
noun Nautical.
the weight of a ship with all its permanent equipment, excluding the weight of cargo, persons, ballast, dunnage, and fuel, but usually including the weight of permanent ballast and water used to operate steam machinery.
Also called
light weight.
Words nearby light displacement
light colonel,
light cream,
light cruiser,
light curve,
light dawned, the,
light displacement,
light draft,
light engine,
light face,
light flyweight,
light guide
Example sentences from the Web for light displacement
A light-displacement boat is a necessity upon Norfolk waters.
Yachting Vol. 2 |Various.