PLUMB LINE


Meaning of PLUMB LINE in English

1. a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Cf. plumb (def. 1).

2. See plumb rule .

[ 1530-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .