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Plimsoll line [ˈplɪmsəl]

(Transport / Nautical Terms) another name for load line

[named after Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), MP, who advocated its adoption]

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Noun

Plimsoll line - waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

load line, Plimsoll, Plimsoll mark

water line, waterline, water level - a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship

Translations

Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark

n → Höchstlademarke f

Plimsoll line n (Naut) → linea di immersione massima

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Plimsoll line (redirected from Plimsol line)

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