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Noun: plimsoll  plim-sul or 'plim,sówl
Usage: Brit
  1. A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
    - sandshoe [Brit, Austral, NZ], gutty [UK, Ireland]
Noun: Plimsoll
  1. Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
    - load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark

Derived forms: plimsolls, Plimsolls

Type of: gym shoe, runner [Austral, NZ, Ireland], sneaker, tackie [Ireland, S.Africa], takkie [Ireland, S.Africa], tennis shoe, trainer [Brit], water level, water line, waterline

Encyclopedia: Plimsoll

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