WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
light′ displace′ment, [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe weight of a ship with all its permanent equipment, excluding the weight of cargo, persons, ballast, dunnage, and fuel, but usually including the weight of permanent ballast and water used to operate steam machinery. Also called light weight. 

'light displacement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deadweight tonnage - light draft - light weight

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