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Plimsoll line

noun

NAmE//ˈplɪmsəl ˌlaɪn//

, NAmE//ˈplɪmsoʊlˌlaɪn//

(also load line)

a line on the side of a ship showing the highest point that the water can safely reach when the ship is loaded

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