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contour line

noun as in map line showing height

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Without a contour line out of place and a perfected walk in stilettos, she wooed the judges with her bold, glitzy and saucy looks.

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Had they studied a topographic map before buying this home, they could have seen from the contour lines how much land above them collected water, then funneled it to their lot.

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It arcs along a contour line 2 feet below the typical low tide.

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The rising contour line of the snow pile in the foreground continues into the background hill, which itself merges with the receding roof line of the tallest building.

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“It’s using the rainwater,” he explained, “using the contour lines, using your environment and nature to grow food.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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