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plumb line N

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To keep the shafts to the correct alignment, plumb lines were used.
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Apparently if a plumb line is dropped from the north side of the tower it would fall 3 feet away from the building.
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A plumb line dropped from the tower revealed that the concrete block had settled during the storm, giving the lighthouse a pronounced shoreward list.
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The astrologer's instruments ("horologium" and "palm") are a plumb line and sighting instrument.
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His research, he says, suggests plumb lines of delineation.
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Finally, the plumb line represents the standard of measurement.
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And then this old song's refrain, straight up the plumb line of memory.
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It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle.
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This meant consciously not using plumb lines to measure walls or pillars, and encouraging his builders to work without referring constantly to drawings.
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As the building proceeded upwards the plumb line would also be taken higher, still centered on the datum.
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