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plimsoll::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | load line, plimsoll line, plimsoll mark |
| Type of | water level, water line, waterline |
plimsoll::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | gym shoe, sneaker, tennis shoe |
Examples of plimsoll
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It will be some act of escapology if Murray can wriggle out from under the Czech's plimsoll in this set.
From the bbc.co.uk
Take the humble plimsoll, for instance.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
I think with any plimsoll type shoe the sole wears out quickly if you wear them all the time but they shouldn't fall apart.
From the guardian.co.uk
Plimsoll Line, trained by Michael Bell, broke down so badly he had to be destroyed after finishing last in a maiden at Ripon on Wednesday night.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The dap was a plimsoll.
From the guardian.co.uk
In fact, where talked-about fashion trends are concerned, the plimsoll is about as prominent as a pair of old trainer socks, which is devastating news, I'm sure you'll agree.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Mind you, it's a bit too early to talk of miracles, for the little blighter is soon on his side again, and floating so far above the plimsoll line that you'd think he was on helium.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Load line: 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
- (Plimsolls) A plimsoll shoe, plimsole, or plimsoll is a type of athletic shoe with a canvas upper and rubber sole, developed as beachwear in the 1830s by the Liverpool Rubber Company (later to become Dunlop). ...
- A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers
- (plimsolls) n. 1. Sneakers. Tennis shoes.
- In the United Kingdom, a term for old-fashioned canvas sneakers, not widely seen any more. The ribbing on a Plimsoll bears a resemblance to the legal load markings (Plimsoll lines) painted on ships. Most sneakers in the United Kingdom are now referred to as "trainers."
