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PLIMSOLL LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Plimsoll line mean?
• PLIMSOLL LINE (noun)
The noun PLIMSOLL LINE has 1 sense:
1. waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Familiarity information: PLIMSOLL LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 line" 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)
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