PLIMSOLL LINE


Meaning of PLIMSOLL LINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplɪmsəlˈlaɪn ]

n. (also Plimsoll mark) a marking on a ship's side showing the limit of legal submersion under various conditions. [S. Plimsoll, Engl. politician d. 1898, promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.