Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who fishes using a longline.
- noun A vessel used for long-lining.
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Examples
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Production Note: The fishing boat mentioned in the following news story was a long-liner named the Katmai out of Seattle.
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The trap skiff will still be handy for around the harbor, but this is a forty-five-foot long-liner that sleeps four.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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The trap skiff will still be handy for around the harbor, but this is a forty-five-foot long-liner that sleeps four.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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The trap skiff will still be handy for around the harbor, but this is a forty-five-foot long-liner that sleeps four.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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Production Note: The fishing boat mentioned in the following news story was a long-liner named the Katmai out of Seattle.
October 2008 2008
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Production Note: The fishing boat mentioned in the following news story was a long-liner named the Katmai out of Seattle.
Current Affairs 2008
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Production Note: The fishing boat mentioned in the following news story was a long-liner named the Katmai out of Seattle.
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Asoc had been following the activities of the Mare since February this year when it was docked in Cape Town harbour and used a tuna fishing license issued by Namibia to gear up as a long-liner.
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The ship's skipper and first engineer are Taiwanese nationals and the 700-ton long-liner is apparently owned by HSIEN LUNG YIN of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan and operated under the management of WIN UNI MARINE by the Taiwanese company WIN JYI FISHERY CO.
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The 56 m long, 696 GRT Taiwanese long-liner with the registration CT7-0485 and call-sign BI-2485 was seized on April 6, 2009 near the Seychelles.
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