a string impregnated with powdered chalk, used in construction to mark a straight line on a surface, such as a wall. The string is held taut on the surface between the two end points of the line to be made, the center of the line is drawn away from the surface, and the string is released and snapped against the surface, leaving a line of chalk in the desired location.
the line of chalk on a surface left by a chalk line{1}.
Usually a cotton cord coated with chalk. The cord is pulled taut and snapped to mark a straight line. The chalk line is used to align spots or screeds and to align tiles.
a tool that uses a string and chalk dust to create straight lines. It is stretched across a surface and "snapped" with the fingers which leave a straight edge.
(1) A string on a reel in a container that can hold chalk; (2) A line made on by pulling taut a string coated with chalk and snapping it.
(Tool) Straight working line made by snapping a chalked cord stretched between two points, transferring chalk to the work surface for cutting or alignment purposes.
An enclosed reel of string coated with colored chalk and used to mark straight lines by pulling the string taut and snapping the string, leaving a line of chalk marking a line. Commonly used in deck building to mark the edge of decking so that all decking boards can be cut off flush with each other.
a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
a must for snapping long, straight lines
A line made on the roof, during installation, by snapping a taut string dusted with chalk for alignment purposes.
A line made on the roof by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with chalk. Used for alignment purposes.
This handy layout tool is indispensable for marking long, straight lines. Its chalk-coated string is pulled taut between two points on the line to be marked and then snapped once to leave a continuous chalk guideline. Some chalk lines can double as a plumb bob for determining or marking the true vertical orientation of a structure. Home Improvement Encyclopedia
The mark left by a chalked line that was stretched taut between two points just above a flat surface before being pulled up in the center and allowed to snap back, leaving a straight chalked mark.
A tool consisting of an enclosed spool of string with powdered chalk inside, allowing the user to stretch the string to a particular length then pluck or snap the string to create a straight chalk mark on the surface.
A string that has been covered with chalk dust (commonly blue) that is stretched taut over an object or surface and snapped with the fingers so that it leaves a straight line on the object.
Straight line that is made when a chalk-covered string is snapped against a surface.
