Plimsoll line

Plimsoll line [ˈplɪmsəl]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) another name for load line

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 n (Naut) → linea di immersione massima