Plimsoll line

[plim-suhl, -sohl]

noun

Nautical.

1. load line.

Plimsoll line

/ ˈplɪmsəl /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

“It’s coming in too full, you can’t see the Plimsoll line.”

Read more on Salon

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."

Read more on BBC

The boat had received on the lower part of her hull, up to the Plimsoll line, a brilliant fresh coat of red paint.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

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.

Read more on BBC

While on each bath and tub of mine I've drawn freehand a Plimsoll line, Impressionist but plain.

Read more on Project Gutenberg