plimsoll

Speech parts

1. plimsoll - Noun

2. Plimsoll - Proper noun

Meaning

waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

trainer Plimsoll mark load line Plimsoll line athletic shoe sandshoe canvas shoe derby loafer sneaker pump dap flip-flop brogue running shoe
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Hypernyms

sneaker water level water line gym shoe waterline tennis shoe

Related terms

Plimsoll mark Plimsoll line

Examples

The ArtHouse building offers stunning Regent’s Canal apartments, while new developments have spring up at the Plimsoll Building and Gasholders, and are on the rise at St Pancras Place and North One. Source: Internet

He offered to alter his proposal to give the WTC three floors in addition to the Plimsoll lunch club near the top, but his design was rejected. Source: Internet

Hence the "ladder" of lines seen forward of the Plimsoll mark to this day. Source: Internet

To this day, that mark, called the " Plimsoll Line ", exists on ships' sides, and consists of a circle with a horizontal line through the centre. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Plimptonian plimsol plimsole Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark plimsolled