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plumb line

plumb line noun: a cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.

plumb line: a cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet
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Noun

plumb line (plural plumb lines)

  1. A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
  2. Any vertical reference line.

plumb line meaning in Tamil and Kannada

plumb line in Tamil

குண்டு நூல், குண்டுநூல், தூக்கு கோடு

plumb line in Kannada

ನೂಲು ಗುಂಡು

Forms of plumb line

pluralplumb lines
alternative formplumbline

Origin of plumb line

From Middle English plumblyne, equivalent to plumb + line.

Questions about plumb line

What does plumb line mean?
Plumb line means a cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a plummet.
What is plumb line in Tamil?
Plumb line in Tamil is குண்டு நூல், குண்டுநூல், தூக்கு கோடு. See Plumb line meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is plumb line?
Plumb line is a noun.
What is the plural of plumb line?
The plural of plumb line is plumb lines.

Words near plumb line in the dictionary

  1. plumb
  2. plumb bob
  3. plumb bobs
  4. plumb crazy
  5. plumb in
  6. plumb line
  7. plumb lines
  8. plumb rule
  9. plumb rules
  10. plumb-
  11. plumb-bob

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plumb line (page history and authors); plumb line (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); plumb line (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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