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Meanings of international load line in anglès

rus
plimsoll line
portuguès
linha de flutuação
espanyol
linea de flotación
català
línia de flotació

Special marking that indicates the draft of the ship and the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with regard to the hazard of waves that may arise.

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        Examples for "plimsoll line"
        Examples for "plimsoll line"
        1
        And then come in the PLIMSOLL line
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 1917
        1
        Right now the village's wharves would be well above the water line.
        King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
        2
        Mask your view so you can only see above the water line.
        Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
        3
        Two shells plowed into the crippled German just on the water line.
        The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
        4
        They were mostly dynamited, or else shot close to the water line.
        History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
        5
        The jetty was well above the water line, patrol boat level.
        Jacinto's Remnant
        1
        That will reach your load-line all right.
        The Wheel O' Fortune
        2
        A steamer's hull below her load-line is pierced in places to admit water for the condensers and ballast tanks.
        Lister's Great Adventure