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Plimsoll mark
Plim·soll mark P0376200 (plĭm′səl, -sôl′)n. Any of a set of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which it may be legally loaded under specified conditions. Also called load line, Plimsoll line.
[After Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), British merchant and shipping reformer.]Plim′soll mark`
n. a load line painted on the side of a cargo ship. [1880–85; after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), English member of Parliament who brought about its adoption] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Plimsoll mark - waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loadedload line, Plimsoll, Plimsoll linewater 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 |
Plimsoll mark
Plimsoll mark[′plim·səl ‚märk] (naval architecture) A circular disk with a horizontal line placed on the side of a ship to indicate the summer load line. A series of marks on the side of a ship indicating the load line for various seasons and geographical areas. Plimsoll mark
Related to Plimsoll mark: Plimsoll lineSynonyms for Plimsoll marknoun waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loadedSynonyms- load line
- Plimsoll
- Plimsoll line
Related Words- water line
- waterline
- water level
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