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breast line

breast line noun: a rope used to tie a small ship to a dock, keeping it close to the pier.

Noun

breast line (plural breast lines)

  1. A rope used to tie a small ship to a dock, keeping it close to the pier
  2. A rope to which the pontoons of a military bridge are fastened

Forms of breast line

pluralbreast lines

Origin of breast line

From breast + line.

Questions about breast line

What does breast line mean?
Breast line means a rope used to tie a small ship to a dock, keeping it close to the pier.
What part of speech is breast line?
Breast line is a noun.
What is the plural of breast line?
The plural of breast line is breast lines.

Words near breast line in the dictionary

  1. breast girth
  2. breast girths
  3. breast implant
  4. breast implants
  5. breast ironing
  6. breast line
  7. breast lines
  8. breast milk
  9. breast milks
  10. breast mint
  11. breast mints

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