Lloyd's Register
Preserved but no longer current.
A register of ships, British and foreign, published yearly. Load Line is another name for the Plimsoll Mark (?.v.) that is carried amidships by every vessel of the Merchant Navy. It shows the maximum depth to which she may be loaded in salt water, in fresh water, at different times of the year, in different oceans, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Lloyd's Register” mean?
A register of ships, British and foreign, published yearly. Load Line is another name for the Plimsoll Mark (?.v.) that is carried amidships by every vessel of the Merchant Navy. It shows the maximum depth to which she may be loaded in salt water, in fresh water, at different times of the year, in different oceans, etc.
Is “Lloyd's Register” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.