According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PLUMMETING
Verb
plummeting
present participle of plummet
Noun
plummeting (plural plummetings)
A violent or dramatic fall.
Source: Wiktionary
PLUMMET
Plum"met, n. Etym: [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.
2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
3. Hence, any weight.
4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing. Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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