Definition of the word Plimsoll line

Pronunciation of vocabulary Plimsoll line

Plimsoll linenoun

Dòng plimsoll

/ˈplɪmsəl laɪn//ˈplɪmsəl laɪn/

Origin of the word Plimsoll line

Word Originnamed after Samuel Plimsoll (1824–98), the English politician whose agitation in the 1870s resulted in the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876, ending the practice of sending to sea overloaded and heavily insured old ships, from which the owners profited if they sank.

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Words, synonyms, related vocabulary Plimsoll line

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