Plimsoll mark
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A few were laden to the Plimsoll mark with cryolite from Greenland, fluorspar from Newfoundland, pitch and coke from the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
With his bicycle laden considerably above the Plimsoll mark, he pedalled wearily homewards.
From If Winter Don't A B C D E F Notsomuchinson by Pain, Barry
The Plimsoll mark was a series of measurements in feet, running from the maximum depth at which the ship should lie in the water down toward the keel.
From Smugglers' Reef by Blaine, John
Plimsoll was the originator of the famous "Plimsoll mark," and this is what caused him to be called the sailors' friend.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 24, June 16, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt
"She was loaded to the Plimsoll mark when she passed us," Torry said.
From Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
