sea load

noun

The weight of the payload on a vessel.

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Meanings

nounsea load (plural sea loads)

plural sea loads

  1. idiomaticThe weight of the payload on a vessel.

    On most merchant ships with a relatively light sea load it is usual to fit three generators with two sharing the sea load. On ships with a higher sea load four generators are the usual fit, but sized so that three of these share the sea load.

    2002, D. G. M. Watson, Practical Ship Design
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sea, load.
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