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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A line marked at intervals of fathoms and weighted at one end, used to determine the depth of water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A line for trying the depth of water.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
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