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Longline vs Longlining - What's the difference?

longline | longlining |

As nouns the difference between longline and longlining

is that longline is (fishing) a very long fishing line carrying a series of baited hooks while longlining is fishing with a longline.

As a verb longline

is to fish with a line of this kind.

As an adjective longline

is (female clothing) 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)

    longlining

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • fishing with a longline
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 19, author=Cornelia Dean, title=Ruling on Longline Fishing Aids Turtles, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The council, which regulates fishing in federal waters from Texas to the west coast of Florida, voted to close some areas to longlining , and only about half of the approximately 125 boats now using the gear will be allowed to continue. }}