Plimsoll line
Noun
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Noun
Plimsoll line (plural Plimsoll lines)
- (nautical) 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.
- load line
- load water line
- Plimsoll mark
- German: Plimsoll-Marke
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