International Load Line

noun

A mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions, indicating the maximum load that the ship may carry.

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Meanings

nounInternational Load Line (plural International Load Lines)

plural International Load Lines

  1. nauticalA mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions, indicating the maximum load that the ship may carry.

    Synonyms: Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions, indicating the maximum load that the ship may carry.

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Plimsoll linePlimsoll mark
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APA

International Load Line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Load%20Line

MLA

“International Load Line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Load%20Line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “International Load Line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20Load%20Line.

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