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Plimsoll line
[ plim-suhl, -sohl ]
Plimsoll line
/ ˈ±è±ôɪ³¾²õÉ™±ô /
noun
- another name for load line
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Plimsoll line1
First recorded in 1890–95; Plimsoll mark
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Plimsoll line1
C19: named after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), MP, who advocated its adoption
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“It’s coming in too full, you can’t see the Plimsoll line.â€
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Joanna Thomas: "On holiday in Iceland over the summer, I took this shot of the Plimsoll line on one of the huge trawlers in Reykjavik harbour."
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The boat had received on the lower part of her hull, up to the Plimsoll line, a brilliant fresh coat of red paint.
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You've got a Plimsoll line where you have one colour below and the other above - usually white or blue just to give Arctic colours I guess.
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While on each bath and tub of mine I've drawn freehand a Plimsoll line, Impressionist but plain.
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