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Definition of Plimsoll
1. Noun. Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded.
Generic synonyms: Water Level, Water Line, Waterline
2. Noun. A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Plimsoll
1. Noun. (British) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plimsoll
1. a rubber-soled cloth shoe [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plimsoll
Literary usage of Plimsoll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Labour Legislation, Labour Movements, and Labour Leaders by George Howell (1902)
""OUR SEAMEN"—THE STORY OF THE plimsoll MOVEMENT " I "HE late Mr. Samuel plimsoll
has told the ... In 1 In later years Mr. plimsoll married a second time, ..."
2. History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce by William Schaw Lindsay (1876)
"... Our Seamen,' 1873—An extension of the principle applied to testing chain-cables
strongly urged—Mr. plimsoll moves an Address for a Commission of Inquiry ..."
3. English Radical Leaders by Richard Josiah Hinton (1875)
"Parliamentary history records no incident more striking than when Mr. plimsoll woke
the echoes in St. Stephens, on the 23d of July, 1875, ..."
4. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"plimsoll MARK. The plimsoll Mark is the mark painted on the sides of a ship at
the middle ... Explanation of Symbols on the plimsoll Mark. FW = Fresh Water. ..."
5. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1910)
"plimsoll MARK. The plimsoll Mark is the mark painted on the sides of a ship at
the middle ... Explanation of Symbols on the plimsoll Mark. FW = Fresh Water. ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1876)
"Mr. plimsoll took the floor and delivered a speech in which he violently attacked
... Mr. plimsoll added that he was determined to unmask these villains. ..."
7. Modern England: A Record of Opinion and Action from the Time of the French by Alfred William Benn (1908)
"Samuel plimsoll, a Nonconformist philanthropist who first entered Parliament in
1868, ... According to plimsoll, rotten old craft were bought up by regular ..."
8. Labour Legislation, Labour Movements, and Labour Leaders by George Howell (1902)
""OUR SEAMEN"—THE STORY OF THE plimsoll MOVEMENT " I "HE late Mr. Samuel plimsoll
has told the ... In 1 In later years Mr. plimsoll married a second time, ..."
9. History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce by William Schaw Lindsay (1876)
"... Our Seamen,' 1873—An extension of the principle applied to testing chain-cables
strongly urged—Mr. plimsoll moves an Address for a Commission of Inquiry ..."
10. English Radical Leaders by Richard Josiah Hinton (1875)
"Parliamentary history records no incident more striking than when Mr. plimsoll woke
the echoes in St. Stephens, on the 23d of July, 1875, ..."
11. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"plimsoll MARK. The plimsoll Mark is the mark painted on the sides of a ship at
the middle ... Explanation of Symbols on the plimsoll Mark. FW = Fresh Water. ..."
12. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1910)
"plimsoll MARK. The plimsoll Mark is the mark painted on the sides of a ship at
the middle ... Explanation of Symbols on the plimsoll Mark. FW = Fresh Water. ..."
13. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1876)
"Mr. plimsoll took the floor and delivered a speech in which he violently attacked
... Mr. plimsoll added that he was determined to unmask these villains. ..."
14. Modern England: A Record of Opinion and Action from the Time of the French by Alfred William Benn (1908)
"Samuel plimsoll, a Nonconformist philanthropist who first entered Parliament in
1868, ... According to plimsoll, rotten old craft were bought up by regular ..."
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