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long-lining

long-lining noun: a type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length.

Noun

long-lining (uncountable)

  1. A type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length.

Forms of long-lining

alternative formlonglining

Questions about long-lining

What does long-lining mean?
Long-lining means a type of commercial fishing using a very long line with many baited hooks attached along its length.
What part of speech is long-lining?
Long-lining is a noun.

Words near long-lining in the dictionary

  1. long-leggedness
  2. long-life
  3. long-line bra
  4. long-line bras
  5. long-line brassiere
  6. long-lining
  7. long-lived
  8. long-livedness
  9. long-living
  10. long-locked
  11. long-lost

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