load displacement

noun

, Nautical.

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

load displacement

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of load displacement¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Nimitz-class supercarrier has a load displacement of nearly 100,000 tons and room for at least 70 planes, many of them longer-range.

From BusinessWeek