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Complete Definition of "Plimsoll line"

English

Etymology
from w:Samuel Plimsoll|Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parlament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.

Noun

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Plimsoll line

  1. 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.

Related terms
Plimsoll mark
To etymology: plimsoll

Translations
Finnish: Plimsollin merkki, Plimsollin lastimerkki

Category:English eponyms

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