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plummet

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Noun
archaic figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(古語、航海用)水深を測るための線に取り付けられた鉛の重り / (古語)転じて、一般的な重り
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碇を揚げた後、船員たちは港の水深を測るために測深用の鉛の錘を投げ入れた。

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(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line. / (archaic) Hence, any weight.

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plummet

After weighing anchor, the sailors cast the plummet to sound the harbor's depth.

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After weighing anchor, the sailors cast the plummet to sound the harbor's depth.

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