Plimsoll vs Trainer - What's the difference?
plimsoll | trainer |
(British) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=13 A person who trains another; a coach.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 29
, author=Kevin Mitchell
, title=Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau
, work=the Guardian
(sports) A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist.
* 2009 , Garth Dykes, Nelson FC in the Football League , page 22:
(British) A running shoe or sneaker.
(video games, slang) A patch for a video game that applies cheats.
* 2000 , "Phil", I need trainer for version 1.10.021'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.rctycoon )
* 2001 , "LJames4728", Good C64 Game Sites?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.c64 )
Trainer is a synonym of plimsoll.
In british terms the difference between plimsoll and trainer
is that plimsoll is a rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers while trainer is a running shoe or sneaker.plimsoll
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=“Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls , the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.}}
Synonyms
* daps, pumps (plural )trainer
English
(wikipedia trainer)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=It was Federer's ability to pull him around the court that put the lactic acid and debilitating weight in those legs and he should not have been allowed the luxury of his trainer's help.}}
- He served Nelson wholeheartedly as a player, coach and trainer in a lengthy association, the highlights being his involvement in two championship-winning sides.
- I actually never got a trainer for RCT, but needed one for my brother when I installed it on his computer. He is 10, and is only concerned with making "cool" coasters. I also completed CF before getting trainers.
- Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers /intros.