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plummet noun

  /ˈplʌmət/ , /ˈplʌmɪt/
  • (archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
 filo a piombo, piombino
  • (figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
 caduta, declino
  • (archaic) Hence, any weight.
 piombo

plummet verb

  /ˈplʌmət/ , /ˈplʌmɪt/
  • (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
 precipitare, cadere a piombo
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