plumbs

Verb

To measure the depth of (water), especially with a plumb line; to ascertain the depth of; to sound.

ریشه

From Middle English, from Old French plombe, from Latin plumbum.

مثال

• He plumbs the depths of human folly.
• The diver plumbs the ocean floor for lost treasures.
• The surveyor plumbs the well to determine its depth.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Plumb the depths Plumb line Plumb bob