load displacement
noun Nautical.
the weight, in long tons, of a cargo vessel loaded so that the summer load line touches the surface of the water.
Origin of load displacement
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby load displacement
lo-fi,
lo-res,
loa loa,
loach,
load,
load displacement,
load factor,
load fund,
load line,
load module,
load off one's feet
British Dictionary definitions for load displacement
load displacement
noun
nautical
the total weight of a cargo vessel loaded so that its waterline reaches the summer load line