plimsoll

/ˈplɪmsoʊl/

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.

plimsoll means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

plimsoll is pronounced /ˈplɪmsoʊl/.

name

A surname.

noun

A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.““Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.”
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.