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longlining

longlining noun: fishing with a longline.

Noun

longlining (uncountable)

  1. fishing with a longline
    • The council, which regulates fishing in federal waters from Texas to the west coast of Florida, voted to close some areas to longlining, and only about half of the approximately 125 boats now using the gear will be allowed to continue.2009 August 19, Cornelia Dean, “Ruling on Longline Fishing Aids Turtles”, in New York Times

Questions about longlining

What does longlining mean?
Longlining means fishing with a longline.
What part of speech is longlining?
Longlining is a noun.

Words near longlining in the dictionary

  1. longlined
  2. longliner
  3. longliners
  4. longlines
  5. Longling
  6. longlining
  7. longlist
  8. longlisted
  9. longlisting
  10. longlists
  11. longlived

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