PLIMSOLL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Plimsoll mean? 

• PLIMSOLL (noun)
  The noun PLIMSOLL has 2 senses:

1. waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

2. a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

  Familiarity information: PLIMSOLL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLIMSOLL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

load line; Plimsoll; Plimsoll line; Plimsoll mark

Hypernyms ("Plimsoll" is a kind of...):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("plimsoll" is a kind of...):

gym shoe; sneaker; tennis shoe (a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)