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plimsoll

The correct spelling is plimsoll.

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noun

Say it like: Pli-mso-ll

The correct spelling is plimsoll. A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
  2. 2.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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