thelevelthatwaterreacheson ashipwhen it is notcarryinganythingCompareladen draughtload draught(Definition oflight draughtfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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light draughtThey were used as crofters' ponies, as pack animals, forlightdraughtand as mounts for children.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mean speed registered by runs on the measured mile was 18.684 knot, which was remarkable, notwithstanding herlightdraught.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It will be seen from this of howlightdraughtthe steamer was.FromProject GutenbergTheirlightdraughtof water is about 4 feet, and when loaded about 9 feet.FromProject GutenbergHerlightdraughtenabled her to go into waters where less powerful fighting-ships would have grounded.FromProject GutenbergBut for service on these coasts, vessels of alightdraughtof water are the most useful, as they can more easily find sheltered anchorage.FromProject GutenbergThe early fishermen saw that the boat must have a verylightdraughtof water, and yet be sufficiently weatherly to face the open sea.FromProject GutenbergHis vessels are mostly centreboard and oflightdraught, the latter, by the way, being of more vital necessity than ever.FromProject GutenbergI know certain firms who are seriously contemplating changing theirlightdraughtvehicles to motors in order to carry on their business.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The steamers were oflightdraught, and could proceed but slowly with the heavily-laden flats in tow against the strong current.FromProject GutenbergThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/light-draught##
