plumb bob

American  

noun

1. plummet.

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plumb bob British  

noun

1. the weight, usually of lead, at the end of a plumb line; plummet

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Etymology

Origin of plumb bob

First recorded in 1825–35

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Example Sentences

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plumb bob

Now, you can use a plumb bob or level to project down to the ground exactly where your support posts will be.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

But the installation titled “Diver” features a stainless-steel plumb bob swinging elliptically over the level surface of a container of water that sits on the Guggenheim’s sloping ramp.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

As it swings, the shiny plumb bob reflects onto the water the orange and yellow sunset in a nearby photograph, which is pegged to an armature connected to a rotating fan.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

Don’t stare and plumb bob forever, but don’t hurry, either; wait that extra half-second until that projected putt becomes, somehow, real in the mind.

From Golf Digest ● May 7, 2020

By sighting along the top of the board at some object at the height of the eye from the ground the degree of slope is shown by the plumb bob on the scale below.

From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker

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