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Plumb line   /pləm laɪn/   Listen
Plumb line

noun
1.
A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point.  Synonym: perpendicular.





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"Plumb line" Quotes from Famous Books



... of amateur carpenter tools. You do not need to say that you are an amateur. The dealer will find that out when you ask him for an easy-running broad-ax or a green-gage plumb line. He will sell you a set of amateur's tools that will be made of old sheet-iron with basswood handles, and the saws will double up like ...
— Remarks • Bill Nye


Words linked to "Plumb line" :   plumb, cord, plumb bob, lead line, plummet, plumb rule, sounding line


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