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Meanings of plimsoll line in English

Catalan
escora

Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded.

escora
Portuguese
linha plimsoll
Spanish
marca de plimsoll

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.

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linha plimsoll
Usage of plimsoll line in English
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And then come in the PLIMSOLL line
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 1917
Translations for plimsoll line
Catalan
escora
Portuguese
linha plimsoll