Plimsoll line

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Properly the International Load Line, a mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the…

    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.

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