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highlining

highlining noun: slacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.

Noun

highlining (uncountable)

  1. Slacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.
  2. A form of overbrowsing in which animals eat the vegetation as high as they can reach.

Origin of highlining

From high + line + -ing.

Questions about highlining

What does highlining mean?
Highlining means slacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.
What part of speech is highlining?
Highlining is a noun.

Words near highlining in the dictionary

  1. highlights
  2. highline
  3. highliner
  4. highliners
  5. highlines
  6. highlining
  7. highlit
  8. highlite
  9. highlited
  10. highliter
  11. highlites

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