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Meanings of load-line in English
Russian
plimsoll line Portuguese
linha de flutuação Spanish
linea de flotación Catalan
línia de flotació Special marking that indicates the draft of the ship and the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with regard to the hazard of waves that may arise.
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Examples for "plimsoll line"
Examples for "plimsoll line"
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And then come in the PLIMSOLL line
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Right now the village's wharves would be well above the water line.
2
Mask your view so you can only see above the water line.
3
Two shells plowed into the crippled German just on the water line.
4
They were mostly dynamited, or else shot close to the water line.
5
The jetty was well above the water line, patrol boat level.
Usage of load-line in English
1
That will reach your load-line all right.
2
A steamer's hull below her load-line is pierced in places to admit water for the condensers and ballast tanks.
Translations for load-line
Catalan