| 单词 | Plimsoll mark |
| 释义 | Plimsoll mark (once / 358161 pages) n WORD FAMILY Plimsoll mark: Plimsoll marks USAGE EXAMPLESJust before high water the Myra, being loaded far below her Plimsoll mark, prepared to weigh and ascend the river. Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis), Rounding up the Raider—A Naval Stor...(2011) A glance told us that her sea-worthiness was questionable and that her over-burdening cargo pressed her Plimsoll mark close to the water line. Buck, Charles Neville, The Portal of Dreams(2010) As she slid into position and threw out her lines, he saw clearly the Plimsoll mark on her bow. Blaine, John, Smugglers' Reef(2010) n waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Syn|Hyper Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, load line water level, water line, waterline 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 |
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