5 definitions found for plimsoll line

Plimsoll line n 1: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded [syn: load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll]

Plimsoll line noun see Plimsoll mark

Plimsoll line
n. (also Plimsoll mark) a marking on a ship's side showing the limit of legal submersion under various conditions.
Etymology: S. Plimsoll, Engl. politician d. 1898, promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876

plimsoll line
n. (also Plimsoll mark) a marking on a ship's side showing the limit of legal submersion under various conditions.
Etymology: S. Plimsoll, Engl. politician d. 1898, promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876

Plimsoll line ˈplɪmsəlˈlaɪn n. (also Plimsoll mark) a marking on a ship's side showing the limit of legal submersion under various conditions. [S. Plimsoll, Engl. politician d. 1898, promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876]