plimsoll
A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard shipsA rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
» Ziri always wore plimsolls.
Значення
значень: 2(Ірландія, Британія)A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
Приклади
речень: 1Ziri always wore plimsolls.
Переклади
мов: 1Походження
From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for theFrom Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for the waterline of ships. The shoe was possibly named because the line of its sole resembled the Plimsoll line of ship.
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Форми
множина: plimsollsСиноніми
синонімів: 6- waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded:load linePlimsoll linePlimsoll mark