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Plimsoll line
[plim-suhl, -sohl]
Plimsoll line
/ ˈɪə /
noun
another name for load line
Word History and Origins
Origin of Plimsoll line1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Plimsoll line1
Example Sentences
“It’s coming in too full, you can’t see the Plimsoll line.”
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."
The boat had received on the lower part of her hull, up to the Plimsoll line, a brilliant fresh coat of red paint.
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.
While on each bath and tub of mine I've drawn freehand a Plimsoll line, Impressionist but plain.
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