PLIMSOLL'S MARK
\plˈɪmsɒlz mˈɑːk], \plˈɪmsɒlz mˈɑːk], \p_l_ˈɪ_m_s_ɒ_l_z m_ˈɑː_k]\
Definitions of PLIMSOLL'S MARK
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A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of submergence allowed by law; - so called from Samuel Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent overloading was procured.
By Oddity Software
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A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of submergence allowed by law; - so called from Samuel Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent overloading was procured.
By Noah Webster.
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