plimsoll

== English == === Alternative forms === plimsol, plimsole === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplɪmsoʊl/ === Noun === plimsoll (plural plimsolls) (UK, Ireland) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== dap (Britain, regional), pump (Britain, regional) sandshoe (Australia) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark ==== Translations ====