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