Plimsoll (Noun)
Meaning 1
A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The plimsoll line on the ship's hull indicated the maximum safe depth of immersion in the water.
- Painted on the side of the ship, the plimsoll mark showed the owner how much cargo was too much.
- The ship's plimsoll line was nearly even with the surface of the water, indicating it was overloaded.
- The International Convention on Load Lines required a plimsoll mark on all merchant ships that sailed the high seas.
- Each load line on the plimsoll mark represented a different water density, allowing the captain to gauge the ship's stability.