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PLIMSOLL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plimsoll" is a kind of...):
gym shoe; sneaker; tennis shoe (a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Synonyms:
load line; Plimsoll; Plimsoll line; Plimsoll mark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("Plimsoll" is a kind of...):
water level; water line; waterline (a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship)
