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Longline vs Longliner - What's the difference?

longline | longliner |

As nouns the difference between longline and longliner

is that longline is a very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks while longliner is a fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines.

As a verb longline

is to fish with a line of this kind.

As an adjective longline

is longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.

longline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (fishing) A very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks.

    • Related terms

    * long-line

    Verb

    (longlin)
  • To fish with a line of this kind.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (female clothing) Longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.
  • * 1953 , Farm Journal (volume 77)
    • Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.
  • * 2007 , Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides (page 5)
    • In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra.

    See also

    * long line (in mathematics)

    longliner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines