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Definition of: load line
Naut.
1. A line drawn on the plan of a ship to indicate the maximum mean draft to which it may be submerged by the weight of its cargo or under various conditions.
2. The Plimsoll mark.
3. The line of intersection of the surface of the water with a ship's side under any given load.
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