Plumb line

Plumb line

A vertical guide created by hanging a weighted string from the ceiling.

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plumb line

Real estate; Home improvement

A vertical guide created by hanging a weighted string from the ceiling.

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Construction; Bridge

A vertical line. A tool consisting of a weight suspended by a cord, used for plumbing members of a structure, or for setting a surveying instrument over a point.

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Art history; Visual arts

A mark that defines a shape, a contour, and, more generally, marks that make up the design of a picture. Lines are key to establishing structure and movement in a picture.

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Sports; Cricket

The deviation of the point along the pitch where a delivery bounces from the line from wicket-to-wicket (to the leg side or the off side).

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