plomb de sonde

Definitions of plomb de sonde
  1. noun
    (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
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    type of:
    fil à plomb, plomb
    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
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