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uptrace

uptrace noun: an almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.

Noun

uptrace (plural uptraces)

  1. An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
  2. The process of taking scientific samples as a probe is moving upward.

Forms of uptrace

pluraluptraces

Origin of uptrace

From up- + trace.

Questions about uptrace

What does uptrace mean?
Uptrace means an almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
What part of speech is uptrace?
Uptrace is a noun.
What is the plural of uptrace?
The plural of uptrace is uptraces.

Words near uptrace in the dictionary

  1. uptowers
  2. uptown
  3. uptowner
  4. uptowners
  5. uptowns
  6. uptrace
  7. uptraces
  8. uptrain
  9. uptrained
  10. uptraining
  11. uptrains

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