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ˈplumb line noun [countableC]
TZa piece of string with a small heavy object tied to one end, used for measuring the depth of water, or for checking whether something such as a wall is built exactly upright 铅垂线,垂直线
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plumb line• If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.• But again, as with the lintels, the union did not allow the bricklayers to use a plumb line.