English Explanatory Dictionary

wetline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
  2. An unprotected pipe located beneath a cargo tank that is used for loading of liquid products such as petroleum.
  3. Commercial line fishing that does not use a longline.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wetline.wav

Word forms

wetline wetlines wet line

Etymology

From wet + line.

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