💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Throwline"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lifelinenoun | (by extension) A source of salvation in a crisis. |
| leadlinenoun | A leash or strap for leading an animal. |
| docklinenoun | (nautical) A mooring cable / rope |
| fancy linenoun | (nautical) A line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; used to haul it down. |
| load linenoun | (nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded. |
| load water linenoun | (nautical) load line |
| scare-linenoun | Alternative form of scare line. [A long rope, cable, or other line that is used to frighten fish into an area where they are more easily caught using other gear.] |
| sounding linenoun | (nautical) A weighted line with distances marked off at regular intervals, used to measure the depth of water under a boat. |
| leech linenoun | (nautical) A line for tightening the leech of a triangular mainsail to prevent it from fluttering. |
| water linenoun | (nautical) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded. |
| leechlinenoun | (nautical) A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. |
| groundlinenoun | (fishing) A weighted fishing line that lies along the floor of the body of water in which the user is fishing. |
| setlinenoun | Synonym of trotline. |
| outlinenoun | A general description of some subject. |
| fishlinenoun | A fishing line. |
| ledger linenoun | (music) A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff. |
| scare linenoun | A phrase or message used as a headline or quote that distorts the facts in order to alarm the reader or listener. |
| codlinenoun | (nautical) a small line made of eighteen threads, once used for cod fishing, and subsequently in place of rope for delicate work onboard ship |
| snakelinenoun | (zoology) The elongated, sinuous body-shape associated with snakes. |
| leger linenoun | Alternative form of ledger line. [(fishing) A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.] |
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