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Meaning of Plimsoll line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Properly the International Load Line, 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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Plimsoll-Marke
Suomi lastimerkki
Svenska plimsollmärke

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Plimsoll mark plinabulin pling plinger Plinian eruption Plinius

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