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corkline

corkline noun: the top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.

Noun

corkline (plural corklines)

  1. The top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
    • Double corklines, one right-hand lay and one left-hand lay to prevent twisting, were used on all gill nets.1957, Special Scientific Report: Fisheries - Issue 205, page 5
    • The porpoise safety panel shall consist of small mesh webbing not to exceed ¼" stretch mesh extending downward from the corkline and the base of the porpoise apron to a minimum depth equivalent to two strips of 100 meshes of 4¼" stretch mesh webbing.1983, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

Forms of corkline

pluralcorklines
alternative formcork line

Origin of corkline

From cork + line.

Questions about corkline

What does corkline mean?
Corkline means the top line of a gillnet, which has attached floats (often, but not always, made of cork) that give that edge of the net buoyancy.
What part of speech is corkline?
Corkline is a noun.
What is the plural of corkline?
The plural of corkline is corklines.

Words near corkline in the dictionary

  1. corkish
  2. Corkishes
  3. corkite
  4. corkless
  5. corklike
  6. corkline
  7. corklines
  8. corkmaker
  9. corkmakers
  10. corkmaking
  11. Corkman

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