Plimsoll line
Plimsoll line · Plimsoll lines
Plimsoll-Marke
Properly the International Load Line, a mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show…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.
Meaning
1 sensesProperly 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.
Plimsoll-Marke
More definitions
- waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
International Load Line:
Origin
From Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the MerchantFrom Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.
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Forms
plural: Plimsoll lines| Singular | Plimsoll line |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded:load linePlimsoll markPlimsoll
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedplimsoll