load line
 負荷線


 Load n.
 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.
 He might such a load
 To town with his ass carry.   --Gower.
 2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
 3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. “ A . . . load of guilt.” --Ray. “ Our life's a load.”
 4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.
 5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
 6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.]
 7. Mach. The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.
 Load line, or Load water line Naut., the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
 Syn: -- Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See Burden.


 load line
      n : waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the
          ship is properly loaded [syn: Plimsoll line, {Plimsoll
          mark, Plimsoll]