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CHALK LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chalk line mean?
• CHALK LINE (noun)
The noun CHALK LINE has 1 sense:
1. a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
Familiarity information: CHALK LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chalk line; snap line; snapline
Hypernyms ("chalk line" is a kind of...):
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