longline

noun

long·​line ˈlȯŋ-ˌlīn 

-ˈlīn

: a heavy fishing line that may be many miles long and that has baited hooks in series

Examples of longline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its longline design can look like a dress over a swimsuit or tied in the front with shorts. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

Juan Carlos Valencia spent the afternoon of January 13th with his father, Johnny, loading ice into the hold of the Fiorella, a small longline-fishing boat. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

The helicopter crew brought a paramedic directly to the patient using a 200-foot longline, the sheriff's office said. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Swift sported a breezy black floral corset dress from one of her favorite brands, Zimmermann, and paired it with a sleek longline tuxedo jacket. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for longline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline