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    Plimsoll line

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Water
    ˈPlimsoll line (also Plimsoll mark) noun [countable] British English  TTWa line painted on the outside of a ship, showing how low in the water it can safely be when it is loaded 〔船的〕载重线标志，载重吃水线    Origin Plimsoll line (1800-1900) Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), British politician
    ˈPlimsoll line nounChineseSyllable


    Plimsoll line
    ˈPlimsoll line (also ˈPlimsoll mark) noun [countable] British English
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), British politician
    a line painted on the outside of a ship, showing how low in the water it can safely be when it is loaded


    Plimsoll lineBrE /ˈplɪmsəl laɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplɪmsəl laɪn/ 🔊 (also ˈload line) nouna line on the side of a ship showing the highest point that the water can safely reach when the ship is loaded （船的）载重线，吃水线