plimsoll mark
41linear — Synonyms and related words: Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, arrowlike, catenary, consecutive, dead straight, direct, even, flat, high water mark, horizontal, in a line, level, lineal, load waterline, ordinal, progressive, rectilineal, rectilinear,… …
42load line — UK US noun [C] (also Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark) ► TRANSPORT a line on the side of a ship that shows the level below which the ship must not sink into the water when it is carrying goods, passengers, etc …
43International Load Line — noun a mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions. The line shows the maximum capacity load the ship may carry. Syn: Plimsoll mark …
44load line — noun Date: circa 1859 the line on a ship indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when properly loaded see Plimsoll mark illustration …
45ГРУЗОВАЯ МАРКА — (Load line, plimsoll mark) на морских транспортных судах показывает ту предельную осадку, на которую данное судно может грузиться в зависимости от времени года и района плавания. Г. М. представляет собой так называемый диск Плимсолля, который на… …
46loadline — load line n. See Plimsoll mark. * * * …
47plimsolls — [plim′sōlz΄plim′səlz] pl.n. 〚prob. from some fancied resemblance to PLIMSOLL MARK〛 Brit. lightweight canvas shoes with rubber soles; sneakers: also plimsoles [plim′sōlz΄] * * * …
48dissertation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Formal discourse Nouns 1. dissertation, essay, thesis, term paper, theme; research paper, monograph, treatment; lecture, sermon, homily, tract; discussion, disquisition; treatise, discourse, screed,… …
49plimsolls — [plim′sōlz΄plim′səlz] pl.n. [prob. from some fancied resemblance to PLIMSOLL MARK] Brit. lightweight canvas shoes with rubber soles; sneakers: also plimsoles [plim′sōlz΄] …
50full and down — adjective of a ship : having all cargo space filled and being so weighted as to have the hull down exactly to the Plimsoll mark …
