Plimsoll line
Plimsoll line noun: 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.
Noun
Plimsoll line (plural Plimsoll lines)
- 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
Plimsoll line meaning in Tamil
Plimsoll line in Tamil
- பிலிம்சோல் கோடு, பிளிஞ்சோற்கோடு
Synonyms of Plimsoll line
Forms of Plimsoll line
| plural | Plimsoll lines |
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Origin of Plimsoll line
From Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol merchant and member of Parliament; promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act.
Questions about Plimsoll line
- What does Plimsoll line mean?
- Plimsoll line means 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.
- What is Plimsoll line in Tamil?
- Plimsoll line in Tamil is பிலிம்சோல் கோடு, பிளிஞ்சோற்கோடு. See Plimsoll line meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Plimsoll line?
- Plimsoll line is a noun.
- What is the plural of Plimsoll line?
- The plural of Plimsoll line is Plimsoll lines.
Words near Plimsoll line in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Plimsoll line (page history and authors); plimsoll line (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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