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gantlines

gantlines is the plural of gantline.

Meaning of gantline

Noun

gantline (plural gantlines)

  1. A line rigged to a mast, used to hoist rigging.
    • A moment later, I saw the man's head appear over the top. He had the tail-block slung round his neck, and the end of the gantline over his shoulder.1909, William Hope Hodgson, The Ghost Pirates, Chapter IV
    Synonyms:
    girtline

Questions about gantlines

What is gantlines the plural of?
Gantlines is the plural of gantline.

Words near gantlines in the dictionary

  1. gantisate
  2. gantlet
  3. gantleted
  4. gantlets
  5. gantline
  6. gantlines
  7. gantlope
  8. gantlopes
  9. Gantner
  10. Gantners
  11. ganton

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