The sailor plumbed the shallow water with a weighted rope, and the ship's keel did not scrape the rocky sea-bed.
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Plumbed
Synonyms for "plumbed" (18 found)
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13 entriesdeep investigationdepth measurementdrainage lines installedframe plumbgas lines installedplumbed buildingplumbed columnplumbed laboratoryplumbed wallthorough examinationvertical alignmentwall plumbwater lines installed
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11 entriesdepth measurementgas linesplumb bobplumb lineplumbed buildingplumbed columnplumbed jointplumbed pipeplumbed wallvertical alignmentwater lines
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The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.
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