spec. Each of a series of nails driven into the hull of a ship (esp. one carrying coal) to mark a loading line. Cf. quot. 1695 at nail, v. 2c. Obs…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > waterline > mark to show waterline (6) nail1644 spec. Each of a series of nails driven into the hull of a ship (esp. one carrying coal) to mark a loading line. Cf. quot. 1695 at nail, v. 2c. Obs… watermark1754 Nautical. The level of a ship's draught (draught, n. 19); a line showing this. disc1875 Nautical. A circular marking on the side of a seagoing ship, having a horizontal line through the centre denoting the draught level to which the… Plimsoll line1877 Nautical. attributive and in the genitive. Chiefly with capital initial. Designating a marking or series of markings on the side of a merchant ship… Plimsoll's mark1877 Nautical. attributive and in the genitive. Chiefly with capital initial. Designating a marking or series of markings on the side of a merchant ship… Plimsoll's pancake1877 Nautical. attributive and in the genitive. Chiefly with capital initial. Designating a marking or series of markings on the side of a merchant ship… |
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