plumb-line

verb

To measure with a plumb line.

Meanings

verbplumb-line (third-person singular simple present plumb-lines, present participle plumb-lining, simple past and past participle plumb-lined)

present singular third person plumb-lines · participle present plumb-lining · participle past plumb-lined · past plumb-lined

  1. transitiveTo measure with a plumb line.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

plumb-line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumb-line

MLA

“plumb-line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumb-line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumb-line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumb-line.

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