plummet - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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fall or drop straight down at high speed

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a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully

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(noun)

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a steep and rapid fall or drop

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the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet

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(noun)

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a plumb or plumb line