plimsoll mark

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsload linePlimsoll linePlimsoll

   Broaderwaterline

Questions about plimsoll mark

What does plimsoll mark mean?

plimsoll mark means "waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded".

What is another word for plimsoll mark?

Close synonyms include load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plimsoll mark a common word?

plimsoll mark is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.