Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plimsoll

2 senses of plimsoll

Sense 1
load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, Plimsoll -- (waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded)
       => waterline, water line, water level -- (a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship)

Sense 2
plimsoll -- (a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top)
       => gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe -- (a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole)