level line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of level line
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Thomas said all seats have an indicator: It might be a level line or a level bubble on the carrier itself or on the carrier base.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022
Place the top tile edge on the level line and press the tile into place, peeling off the remaining backing as you go.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
Far out on the horizon a level line of smoke showed where an unseen steamer was crawling along under the edge of the sapphire sphere.
From Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
From where we stood it was twelve miles across to the opposite walls—a level line of mesa on the Utah side.
From Our Italy by Warner, Charles Dudley
In so stiffly a level line had they passed that a profane thought seized her unawares: the fancy that the rector of St. Antipas had been pulled by the window on rollers.
From The Seeker by Wilson, Harry Leon
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