longline

Etymology 1

long + line

adj

  1. (clothing) longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
    Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves. 1953, Farm Journal, volume 77
    In the dressing room, the smiling attendant helped her into the longline corset with its built-in bra. 2007, Solange Ayre, One Thousand Brides, page 5

noun

  1. (fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)

verb

  1. To fish with a line of this kind.
    The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 144

Etymology 2

Blend of long + slackline

noun

  1. A slackline which runs a considerable distance

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