Plimsoll mark
noun Nautical.
Also called
Plim·soll.
Origin of Plimsoll mark
1880–85; named after Samuel
Plimsoll (1824–98), English member of Parliament who brought about its adoption
Example sentences from the Web for plimsoll mark
To vary the figure, this essay dips its Plimsoll-mark full under.
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