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

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