longline
🇺🇸
/'lɒŋlaɪn/
🇬🇧
/'lɒŋlaɪn/
noun
B1
A fishing method where a line with baited hooks is used to catch fish.
Fishermen use longlines to catch tuna and other large fish species.
B2
A line of things or people that is long and unbroken.
The longline of cars at the drive-thru took forever to move.
C1
In computing, a line of text that goes on without a break.
The longline of code caused the program to crash due to an error.
translation
A fishing method where a line with baited hooks is used to catch fish.; A line of things or people that is long and unbroken.; In computing, a line of text that goes on without a break.
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Plural
longlines