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 Definitions of plimsoll mark  [ˈplɪm səl, -soʊl]  

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Definition of 'plimsoll mark' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Plimsoll mark
a load line painted on the side of a cargo ship.

Etymology:  (1880–85; after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), English member of Parliament who brought about its adoption)

Definition of 'plimsoll mark' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll
waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

'plimsoll mark' - Nearby Entries  

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