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longline en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English line English longline From long + line.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
    • In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra. 2007, Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides, page 5:
    • Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves. 1953, Farm Journal, volume 77:

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long-line alternative lexicographic

longline en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English line English longline From long + line.

Meanings

  1. Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.
  2. A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.

Forms

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longlines Number=Plur lexicographic
long-line alternative lexicographic

Relateds

sets along sea floor (demersal longline) · hangs near sea surface (pelagic longline)

Translations (21)

it palangrese (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · el παραγάδι (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · hu horogsor (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · fi pitkäsiima (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · sw dhulumati (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · sv långrev (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · it palamito (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · ca palangre (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · de Langleine (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · scn palangaru (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · scn palamitu (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · gl palangre (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · nl beug (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · gl tala (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · fr palangre (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · gl engarrapeixes (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · scn conzu (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · it palangaro (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · gl pincheiro (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · ja 延縄 (very long fishing line with multiple hooks) · es palangre (very long fishing line with multiple hooks)

longline en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English line English longline From long + line.

Meanings

  1. To fish with a line of this kind.
    • The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 144:

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longlined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
longlined Tense=Past lexicographic
longlines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
longlining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
long-line alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

longliner

longline en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Blend of long + slackline.

Meanings

  1. A slackline which runs a considerable distance

Forms

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longlines Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

long line