Definition of PLIMSOLL

plimsoll

Plural: plimsolls

Noun

  • A low-cut, canvas shoe with a rubber sole; a sneaker.
  • waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
  • a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
  • A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
  • The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.

Examples

  • His PLIMSOLL-clad foot tapped impatiently as his opponent pondered a move.

Origin / Etymology

From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for the waterline of ships. The shoe was possibly named because the line of its sole resembled the Plimsoll line of ship.

Synonyms

load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark, dap, pump, sandshoe

Scrabble Score: 12

plimsoll: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plimsoll: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plimsoll: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

plimsoll: valid Words With Friends Word