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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Load \Load\ (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same
word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See Lade,
Lead, v., Lode.]
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.
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He might such a load
To town with his ass carry. --Gower.
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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.
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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.'' --Dryden.
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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.
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5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
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6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton.
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7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime
mover when working.
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8. The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is
assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load
evenly among his employees.
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9. (Elec.) The device or devices that consume power from a
power supply.
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10. (Engineering) The weight or force that a structural
support bears or is designed to bear; the object that
creates that force.
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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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Load \Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as
lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See Lade, Lead,
v., Lode.]
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.'' --Dryden.
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.] --Milton.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
load line
n : waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the
ship is properly loaded [syn: Plimsoll line, Plimsoll
mark, Plimsoll]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
load line
n.
(lb en nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the
depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
load line
n.
(lb en nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the
depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
load line
n.
(lb en nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the
depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
load line
n.
(lb en nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the
depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
load line /lˈəʊd lˈaɪn/
Ladelinie , Plimsoll-Marke [naut.]
Synonym: Plimsoll line
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
load line /lˈəʊd lˈaɪn/
teretna linija, teretna vodena linija
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