PLIMSOLL LINE


Meaning of PLIMSOLL LINE in English

n. (also Plimsoll mark) a marking on a ship's side showing the limit of legal submersion under various conditions.

Etymology: S. Plimsoll, Engl. politician d. 1898, promoter of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.