English Explanatory Dictionary

whipline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cable, typically made of braided steel, used to lower and retrieve tools and instruments into oil or gas wells.

Word forms

whipline whiplines whip line

Etymology

From whip + line.

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