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spool-and-line

spool-and-line noun: an unfurling spool of string, attached to an animal to visualize its movements.

Noun

spool-and-line (plural spool-and-lines)

  1. An unfurling spool of string, attached to an animal to visualize its movements.
    • spool-and-line technique/tracking/method
    • spool-and-line device

Forms of spool-and-line

pluralspool-and-lines

Questions about spool-and-line

What does spool-and-line mean?
Spool-and-line means an unfurling spool of string, attached to an animal to visualize its movements.
What part of speech is spool-and-line?
Spool-and-line is a noun.
What is the plural of spool-and-line?
The plural of spool-and-line is spool-and-lines.

Words near spool-and-line in the dictionary

  1. spool cannon
  2. spool cannons
  3. spool down
  4. spool out
  5. spool up
  6. spool-and-line
  7. spoolable
  8. spooldown
  9. spooled
  10. spooled down
  11. spooled out

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