Plimsoll line

[ plim-suhl, -sohl ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. load line ( def 1 ).

Plimsoll line

/ ˈplɪmsəl /

noun

1. See load line
   another name for load line

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plimsoll line¹

First recorded in 1890–95; Plimsoll mark

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plimsoll line¹

C19: named after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), MP, who advocated its adoption