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