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whiplines

whiplines is the plural of whipline.

Meaning of whipline

Noun

whipline (plural whiplines)

  1. A cable, typically made of braided steel, used to lower and retrieve tools and instruments into oil or gas wells.
    • Because the seas were a bit rough that morning the crane was using the whip line.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 45

Forms of whiplines

alternative formwhip line

Questions about whiplines

What is whiplines the plural of?
Whiplines is the plural of whipline.

Words near whiplines in the dictionary

  1. whiplashlike
  2. whiplashy
  3. whipless
  4. whiplike
  5. whipline
  6. whiplines
  7. whipmaker
  8. whipmakers
  9. whipmaking
  10. whipman
  11. whipmanship

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