Plim|soll line

Plim|soll line
Plim|soll mark or Plim|soll line «PLIHM suhl, -sol»,
one of a set of mark or lines on the hull of a ship that show how deep it may ride in the water, under varying conditions of water temperature and weather, after loading. A Plimsoll mark is required on British merchant ships and now appears on most other merchant ships.
╂[< Samuel Plimsoll, 1824-1898, a member of Parliament who succeeded in having the law against overloading passed]

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  • Plim|soll mark — or Plim|soll line «PLIHM suhl, sol», one of a set of mark or lines on the hull of a ship that show how deep it may ride in the water, under varying conditions of water temperature and weather, after loading. A Plimsoll mark is required on British …   Useful english dictionary

  • Plimsollmark — Plim·soll mark (plĭmʹsəl, sôl ) n. Any of a set of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which it may be legally loaded under specified conditions. Also called load line, Plimsoll line.   [After SamuelPlimsoll (1824… …   Universalium

  • plimsoll — plim|soll [ˈplımsəl, səul US səl, soul] n BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Plimsoll line, probably because of the line around the shoe where the sole meets the top part] a cotton shoe with a flat rubber ↑sole American Equivalent: sneaker …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Plimsoll mark — Plim′soll mark n. navig. a load line painted on the side of a cargo ship • Etymology: 1880–85; after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), English member of Parliament who brought about its adoption …   From formal English to slang

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