Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavy fishing line usually several miles long and having a series of baited hooks.
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- noun A very long
fishing line carrying a series of baitedhooks . - adjective Longer than usual; especially reaching to the
hips .
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Examples
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The longline is a bra attached to a mini-corset so it basically makes you stand up really, really straight. ...
From Pillbox Hat to Bullet Bra: The Anatomy of a Pan Am Stewardess Uniform 2011
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A longline is a fishing line usually made of monofilament.
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A longline is a fishing line usually made of monofilament.
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The leatherback is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union and scientists warn that it could extinct in the next 5-30 years unless immediate action to remove threats to its survival such as longline fishing.
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And when you have a bullet bra on, which is a longline, you didn't want to be poking through your bra if it was cold if you know what I mean.
From Pillbox Hat to Bullet Bra: The Anatomy of a Pan Am Stewardess Uniform 2011
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Commercial fisherman Rodney Salomon ensnared an 8-foot-long missile in his longline while out in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City late last month.
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In The Bahamas, a 20-year-old ban on longline fishing gear has left its waters as one of the few places in the world with relatively healthy shark populations.
Matt Rand: Protecting the Sharks of the Bahamas Matt Rand 2011
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In The Bahamas, a 20-year-old ban on longline fishing gear has left its waters as one of the few places in the world with relatively healthy shark populations.
Matt Rand: Protecting the Sharks of the Bahamas Matt Rand 2011
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In The Bahamas, a 20-year-old ban on longline fishing gear has left its waters as one of the few places in the world with relatively healthy shark populations.
Matt Rand: Protecting the Sharks of the Bahamas Matt Rand 2011
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"We have these undergarments that we wear, a girdle and a longline bra," Ricci told reporters in September.
From Pillbox Hat to Bullet Bra: The Anatomy of a Pan Am Stewardess Uniform 2011
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July 16, 2009