Plimsoll line

English

Etymology

From Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.

Noun

Plimsoll line (plural Plimsoll lines)

(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.

Synonyms

Related terms

plimsoll

Translations

International Load Line

Chinese:
Mandarin: 吃水線／吃水线 (zh) (chīshuǐxiàn)
Finnish: lastimerkki, Plimsollin merkki, Plimsollin lastimerkki (fi)
German: Plimsoll-Marke f
Hebrew: קַו טְעִינָה (he) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lastelinjemerke n

Nynorsk: lastelinjemerke n

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