plummet
A violent or dramatic fall.
Other meanings
A decline; a fall; a drop.
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
Related words
- plummeter
- plummetless
- unplummetable
- unplummeted
Word history
From Latin "plumbum" (lead).
Where this comes from
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