Plimsoll line
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.
[edit] Noun
- (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.
[edit] Related terms
- Plimsoll mark
- To etymology: plimsoll
[edit] Translations
- Chinese:
- Finnish: Plimsollin merkki, Plimsollin lastimerkki
