Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: long-line
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips

noun

Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.

noun

A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.

verb

To fish with a line of this kind.

noun

A slackline which runs a considerable distance

Example Sentences

"Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves."
"In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra."
"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

long-line (alternative) longlines (plural) longlines (present, singular) longlining (participle, present) longlined (participle, past) longlined (past)

Derived Forms

longliner

Phrases

hangs near sea surface sets along sea floor long line

Frequently Paired Words

hangs near sea surface sets along sea floor long line

Questions

What does longline mean?: longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
Where does longline come from?: 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.

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