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adj
longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: firefighting, government
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noun
A slackline which runs a considerable distance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To fish with a line of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From long + line.
Blend of long + slackline.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
