Plimsoll mark

Plimsoll mark
noun
waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
• Syn: ↑load line, ↑Plimsoll line, ↑Plimsoll
• Hypernyms: ↑waterline, ↑water line, ↑water level

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noun also plimsoll line
Usage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: after Samuel Plimsoll died 1898 English leader of shipping reform
1. : a circle intersected by a horizontal line that is marked amidships on the sides of a seagoing cargo ship to represent the summer load line and is accompanied by letters indicating the authority under which the ship is registered : the minimum summer freeboard mark — compare draft mark
2.
a. : a set of load-line markings on a seagoing cargo ship including the Plimsoll mark and the graduated load lines beside it
b. : load line 2

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Naut.
See load-line mark. Also called Plimsoll.
[1880-85; named after Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), English member of Parliament who brought about its adoption]

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Plimsoll line or Plimsoll mark /-səl or -sol/ noun
A ship's load-line, or set of load-lines for different waters and conditions, required by the Merchant Shipping Act (1876) passed at the instance of Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), English politician
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Main Entry: ↑plimsoll

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  • Plimsoll — is a surname, and may refer to:* James Plimsoll, a governor of Tasmania * John Plimsoll, South African cricketer * Oliver Plimsolls, fictional character in The League of Gentlemen (comedy) * Samuel Plimsoll, British politicianPlimsoll may also… …   Wikipedia

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