Plimsoll line

English

Etymology

From Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.

Noun

Plimsoll line (plural Plimsoll lines)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• load line
• load water line
• Plimsoll mark

Related terms

• plimsoll

Translations

International Load Line

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吃水線 / 吃水线 (zh) (chīshuǐxiàn)

• Finnish: lastimerkki, Plimsollin merkki, Plimsollin lastimerkki (fi)
• German: Plimsoll-Marke f
• Hebrew: קַו טְעִינָה (he) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lastelinjemerke n

  Nynorsk: lastelinjemerke n