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plimsoll
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plimsoll has 2 senses
- plimsoll(n = noun.location) load line, plimsoll line, plimsoll mark - waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded; Array is a kind of water level, water line, waterline
- plimsoll(n = noun.artifact) Array - a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top; Array is a kind of gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plimsoll, n. (also plimsole) Brit. a rubber-soled canvas sports shoe.
Etymology
prob. from the resemblance of the side of the sole to a PLIMSOLL LINE
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