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    lacking support for the foot arch, plimsolls were eventually phased out and replaced by more sturdy sneakers Sneakers "plimsoll". Collins English Dictionary...
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  • Plimsoll may refer to: Plimsoll (surname) The plimsoll symbol (⦵ or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate a specific...
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    Samuel Plimsoll (10 February 1824 – 3 June 1898) was a British politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line...
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    the turn of the 20th century - plimsolls were even found with the ill-fated Scott Antarctic expedition of 1911. Plimsolls were commonly worn by pupils in...
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    The load line, also known as Plimsoll line, indicates the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order...
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    Sir James Plimsoll, AC, CBE (25 April 1917 – 8 May 1987) was an Australian diplomat and public servant. He served variously as Permanent Representative...
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  • Look up Plimsoll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plimsoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: James Plimsoll (1917–1987), Australian...
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  • John Bruce Plimsoll (27 October 1917 – 11 November 1999) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in 1947, against England in Manchester...
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  • Fanny Grace Plimsoll (1841–1918) was a British painter who was active in Canada between 1891 and 1913. Plimsoll took part in the Montreal Association...
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  • chronology Singles from Antisocialites "In Undertow" Released: June 6, 2017 "Dreams Tonite" Released: July 25, 2017 "Plimsoll Punks" Released: August 18, 2017...
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    upon realizing the danger, chose to leave the ship, could end up in jail. Plimsoll, a Member of Parliament, realised the problem and engaged some engineers...
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  • made for Netflix. The series is narrated by Samira Wiley and produced by Plimsoll Productions. The series follows animals that are active during the night...
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  • properties under different conditions. A degree sign (°) or a superscript Plimsoll symbol (⦵) is used to designate a thermodynamic quantity in the standard...
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    maximum permissible deadweight (i.e. when it is fully loaded so that its Plimsoll line is at water level), although it may also denote the actual DWT of...
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  • ties – a tan ankle-length coat and trainers, the latter recalling the plimsolls worn by his fifth incarnation. Also like that incarnation (and his first...
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    costly error, requiring high harbour fees. During the 19th century, Samuel Plimsoll, known as "the sailor's friend", campaigned to make the seas safer; shocked...
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    Retrieved 9 July 2014. "The War over Southampton – PortCities Southampton". Plimsoll.org. 6 November 1940. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved...
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    Retrieved 10 September 2012. "'Queen Mary's horn". PortCities Southampton. plimsoll.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 10 September...
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    mistook him for a Swedish sailor – His electric blue eyes, yachting cap and plimsolls. But when he spoke, well then, I knew him at once for just another Dublin...
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    Carolyn Jones 'The Existentialist' The Bachelor Party Elsa Lanchester Miss Plimsoll Witness for the Prosecution Hope Lange Selena Cross Peyton Place Diane...
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    By the early 20th century, vulcanization had led to the development of plimsolls, deck shoes, rubber boots, galoshes, and waders. The prevalence of trench...
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    marine safety – it was as MP for Derby that Samuel Plimsoll introduced his bills for a "Plimsoll line" (and other marine safety measures). This failed...
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    1876 in the United Kingdom, when the New Liverpool Rubber Company made plimsolls, or sandshoes, designed for the sport of croquet. Similar rubber-soled...
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  • seersucker blue pants, and the whole torso was pivoted on a pair of huge white plimsolls with a fine red trim around the bulkheads. Damn near 6-foot-6 of solid...
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    Cargo ship size categories Suezmax Measured in relation to the Plimsoll line and the Plimsoll disc or 'ball mark'. "Types of vessel sizes and Bulk Carriers...
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  • in red letters on the left shoulder, light brown trousers, and white plimsolls. Seven minutes later, the two girls discovered Tate's bicycle lying in...
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    TV movie) as the Red Queen Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Miss Plimsoll Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award...
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  • auditioning for a part in the Christmas Nativity Play, directed by Ollie Plimsolls, Pam had to audition in front of Ollie's Legz Akimbo colleague Dave (Pemberton)...
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  • same density (ρ) at every location. For this reason, a ship may display a Plimsoll line.) It can be the case that forces other than just buoyancy and gravity...
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    Press. ISBN 978-0870218842. "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Voiles" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved...
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