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Definition of plimsoll in English English dictionary
A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers
Plimsolls are canvas shoes with flat rubber soles. People wear plimsolls for sports and leisure activities. a cotton shoe with a flat rubber sole American Equivalent: sneaker (Plimsoll line, probably because of the line around the shoe where the sole meets the top part)
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
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
a line painted on the outside of a ship, showing how low in the water it can safely be when it is loaded (Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), British politician)
born Feb. 10, 1824, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 3, 1898, Folkestone, Kent British reformer. A London coal merchant, he served in Parliament (1868-80). With his book Our Seamen (1873), he helped overcome resistance to the Merchant Shipping Act, which instituted such reforms as the loading limit for cargo ships. A load line (the Plimsoll mark or line) was marked on the hull of every cargo ship, indicating the maximum depth to which the ship could be safely loaded