Plimsoll mark

English

Alternative forms

Plimsoll's mark

Etymology

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

Noun

Plimsoll mark (plural Plimsoll marks)

(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

Plimsoll line

Related terms

to etymology: plimsoll

Translations

mark on the hull of a ship — see Plimsoll line

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