All 5 Uses of
plummet
in
The House of Hades
- The air grew hotter and damper, as if they were plummeting into the throat of a massive dragon.†
p. 33.6 *
- It looked just like the Fiat that had smashed into Arachne and sent her plummeting into the pit.†
p. 42.4
- I'll have a smile on my face as I plummet to my death.†
p. 45.9
- As THEY STARTED DOWN THE CLIFF, Percy concentrated on the challenges at hand: keeping his footing, avoiding rock-slides that would alert the empousai to their presence, and of course making sure he and Annabeth didn't plummet to their deaths.†
p. 100.3
- She just had to trust he wouldn't let her plummet to her death.†
p. 206.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(plummet) fall or decrease suddenly
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, plummet can reference the metal weight of a plumb line. (A plumb line is a cord from which a metal weight is suspended to indicate a straight line downward, or to measure depth.)