name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
plimsoll
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/ˈplɪmsoʊl/
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noun
Meaning 2
A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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noun
Meaning 3
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.
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noun
Meaning 4
a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe
noun
Meaning 5
waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: load line, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterline, water line, water level
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: гуменки (gumenki) — early sports shoes
- Czech: teniska — early sports shoes
- Finnish: tennari — early sports shoes
- Finnish: koripallokenkä — early sports shoes
- Greek: πάνινα παπούτσια (pánina papoútsia) — early sports shoes
- Polish: trampek — early sports shoes