Plimsoll-line Definition

noun

(nautical) Properly the International Load Line, a mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions. The line shows the maximum capacity load the ship may carry.

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Noun

Singular:
plimsoll-line
Plural:
Plimsoll lines

Origin of Plimsoll-line

  • from Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.

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