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groundline

groundline

1 6.5
A line in a drawing or a wire in an electric circuit that shows the connection to the earth
  • noun
  • Specialized
: línea de base
  • Before connecting the appliance, make sure the groundline is securely attached to prevent electrical shock.

Examples

  • The surveyor drew a clear groundline on the map to show the elevation of the land.

  • Fishing gear (traps, buoys, groundline, and flags) common to this fishery is on the track of the vessels.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Groundline diameter (GLD) was measured in each of these years from 1986 through 1988, and dbh was measured for each of these years beginning in 1988.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Limiting the number of traps, length of groundline in the fishery, and the time of fishing could help lessen gear conflicts between the hagfish fishery and other fisheries.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In architectural diagrams, the groundline indicates the level of the ground on which the building will sit.

Synonyms

ground
vsgroundline
  • Specialized
5 5.8

A connection that lets electricity flow safely into the earth

is used as a drawn symbol or a wire rather than the real earth connection

Surface Forms

groundline singular
groundlines plural

Morphology

groundline = ground + line (semi-transparent) = ground + line

While the components 'ground' and 'line' are clear, the specific technical meanings in architecture or electrical grounding are specialized.

Etymology

Groundline is a simple compound of ground and line, where ground means 'earth' or 'bottom' and line means 'a drawn mark' or 'a wire'. So a groundline is the line that shows where something meets the earth in a drawing, or the wire that goes to the earth for safety.