snapline
/ˈsneɪpˌlaɪn/
noun
- A chalk line or string used by builders and carpenters to mark a straight line on a surface.
- Before painting the stripe, the worker used a snapline to ensure it was perfectly straight.
- The carpenter snapped a snapline across the plywood to guide his cut.
- She pulled the snapline taut and let it snap, leaving a clear blue line on the concrete.
- A line or boundary that is very straight and precise, often used figuratively.
- His argument followed a logical snapline from start to finish.
- The rows of corn in the field were as straight as a snapline.
- The new highway cut through the countryside like a snapline.