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plumb line

(plŭm līn)
The line that is formed when a string with a weight tied at the end is suspended vertically.
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The glideslope intercept point is the FAF for the ILS, and is a plumb-bob point on the ground where the perfect glideslope beam intersects an altitude along the intermediate segment from a perfect altimeter on a standard day.
Switch-hitting on the ILS: the glideslope pegged. Or failed. Or the winds now favor circling. No, you don't have to go missed. You just have to move the aircraft back into the safe zone
A plumb-bob (weight), a hunting bow, a shrimp de-veiner and a mousetrap are some of the more obscure items MoMA branded 'good design' over the years.
A plumb-bob and a mousetrap are some of the more obscure items branded 'good design'
Almost certainly belonging to an onboard shipwright, the tools include chisels, awls, bow drills, mallets, set-square, ruler, plumb-bob, and whetstone.
The Ma'agan Michael Ship: The Recovery of a 2400-Year-Old Merchantman, vol. 1
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