Plimsoll line
Meaning
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
Translations
escora
Plimsoll
linea di immersione massimaEtymology
From Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.
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