- plim·soll
- /ˈplımsəl/ noun, pl -solls [count]Brit : a light sports shoe that is made of strong cloth and has a rubber bottom
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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… … Useful english dictionary
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
soll — plim·soll; … English syllables
plim — plim; plim·soll; plim·sol; plim·sole; … English syllables
plimsoll — plim·soll … English syllables
plimsoll — plim•soll or plim•sol or plim•sole [[t]ˈplɪm səl, soʊl[/t]] n. brit. clo a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe • Etymology: 1905–10; perh. so called from fancied resemblance of the sole to a Plimsoll mark … From formal English to slang
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
Plimsoll's mark — Plim soll s mark (Naut.) A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of submergence allowed by law; so called from Samuel Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
