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Plimsoll mark

noun

Definition of Plimsoll mark

: a load line or a set of load-line markings on an oceangoing cargo ship — called also Plimsoll line

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Origin and Etymology of plimsoll mark

Samuel Plimsoll †1898 English shipping reformer

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