"light line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light lines [plural]
enPR: lītʹlīn Etymology: From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + line (noun). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|light|line|pos1=adjective|pos2=noun|t1=lacking weight}} light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + line (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} light line (plural light lines)
  1. (nautical) The waterline at which a vessel floats when at light displacement; the light waterline. Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: load line [noun]

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