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plumb line vs sounding line

sounding line vs plumb line

plumb line and sounding line both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plumb line Yes No No No
sounding line Yes No No No
As nouns, sounding line is a hyponym of plumb line; that is, sounding line is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plumb line:
  • plumb line: a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
  • sounding line: (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
Other hyponyms of plumb line include lead line, plumb rule.
plumb line (noun) sounding line (noun)
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
Difference between plumb line and sounding line

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