level line

American  

noun

1. contour line.

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Etymology

Origin of level line

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

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

“What is that dark spot yonder, by the edge of the water?” said Margaret, as she stooped down to let her eye glance along the dark level line of the mud.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard

The landscape was broad, dark and silent, the woods and fields confusedly blended together, and only the sepulchres of the ancient gods broke the level line of the horizon.

From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard

Classicus turned his eyes to the level line to the southwest.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth