1. A lightweight canvas shoe with a rubber sole, typically worn for sports or casual occasions.
Usage: Also called a plimsoll or plimsolls (plural).; More common in British English; in U.S. English, often called a sneaker or canvas shoe.
2. A line marked on the hull of a ship indicating the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely loaded.
Usage: Also called a Plimsoll line or load line.; Nautical/maritime term.

Examples

• She wore white plimsols to her gym class.
• The children played in the park wearing their plimsols.
• The ship's plimsol mark showed how much cargo it could safely carry.
• He bought a pair of blue canvas plimsols for the summer.
• The captain checked the plimsol line before loading the vessel.
• Plimsols are popular school shoes in the United Kingdom.