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jackline

jackline noun: a strong line, fixed fore-and-aft on a yacht, to which the crew are clipped for safety.

Noun

jackline (plural jacklines)

  1. A strong line, fixed fore-and-aft on a yacht, to which the crew are clipped for safety

Forms of jackline

pluraljacklines

Questions about jackline

What does jackline mean?
Jackline means a strong line, fixed fore-and-aft on a yacht, to which the crew are clipped for safety.
What part of speech is jackline?
Jackline is a noun.
What is the plural of jackline?
The plural of jackline is jacklines.

Words near jackline in the dictionary

  1. jacklighter
  2. jacklighters
  3. jacklighting
  4. jacklights
  5. Jacklin
  6. jackline
  7. jacklines
  8. Jackling
  9. Jacklins
  10. jacklit
  11. Jacklyn

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