chalk line

noun

A line made on a surface by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with colored chalk.

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chalk boxsnap linesnapline
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Meanings

nounchalk line (plural chalk lines)

plural chalk lines

  1. A line made on a surface by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with colored chalk.

    Synonyms: chalk box

  2. The tool used to make a chalk line.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA line made on a surface by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with colored chalk.

Similar
chalk box

More synonyms by meaning

nouna chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface

Similar
snap linesnapline
Broader
stringtwine
Also see
snapline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chalk line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalk%20line

MLA

“chalk line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalk%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalk line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalk%20line.

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