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floatline

floatline noun: synonym of corkline.

Noun

floatline (plural floatlines)

  1. Synonym of corkline.
    • To attach the bridles, start measuring from the point on the gavel 16 metres from the floatline wheree you have seized the end of the leadline.1987, M. Ben-Yami, Purse-seining with Small Boats, →ISBN, page 46
    • Generally, there will be equal selvedges to the floatline and leadline.1987, Ludvik Karlsen, Bjorn A. Bjarnason, Small-scale Fishing with Driftnets, →ISBN, page 33
    Synonyms:
    corkline

Synonyms of floatline

Forms of floatline

pluralfloatlines

Origin of floatline

From float + line.

Questions about floatline

What does floatline mean?
Floatline means synonym of corkline.
What part of speech is floatline?
Floatline is a noun.
What is the plural of floatline?
The plural of floatline is floatlines.

Words near floatline in the dictionary

  1. floatingheart
  2. floatinghearts
  3. floatingly
  4. floatings
  5. floatless
  6. floatline
  7. floatlines
  8. floatmaker
  9. floatmakers
  10. floatover
  11. floatovers

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