Word info

longline

Speech parts

1. longline - Noun

2. longline - Adjective

3. longline - Verb

Meaning


longline (not comparable)

(clothing) longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips


longline (plural longlines)

(fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)


longline (third-person singular simple present longlines, present participle longlining, simple past and past participle longlined)

To fish with a line of this kind.


longline (plural longlines)

A slackline which runs a considerable distance

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As for the film's longline, the summary is basic, but it confirms the movie will focus on Naruto Uzumaki who wishes to become a strong ninja. Source: Internet

A new fishery management plan will reduce halibut bycatch by 21 percent in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands trawl and longline groundfish fisheries to 3,515 metric tons (7.73 million pounds). Source: Internet

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The crew of a Coast Guard Cutter, working with Operation Sea Serpent, recovered fish and shark caught illegally on longline gear by a Mexican lancha Friday in the Gulf of Mexico. Source: Internet

Larry Cotter, president of Alaska Longline Co., speaks at the christening of the longline vessel F/V Artic Prowler at Alaska Ship and Drydock in Ketchikan on Oct. 5, 2013. Source: Internet

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team, working with Operation Sea Serpent, recovered shark and eel suspected of being illegally caught by two Mexican lanchas on longline gear Sunday. Source: Internet

This study included billfish that were caught on both recreational and commercial fishing gear (longline). Source: Internet

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