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| Plim·soll line [ plímssəl ln, plím sàwl ln ] (plural Plim·soll lines) or Plim·soll mark [ plímssəl ln, plím sàwl ln ] (plural Plim·soll marks) |
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mark showing depth limit: a mark on the side of a merchant ship indicating the limit to which it can legally be submerged when loaded
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| [After Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), British politician and reformer] |
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