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TOWING LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does towing line mean? 

TOWING LINE (noun)
  The noun TOWING LINE has 1 sense:

1. (nautical) a rope used in towingplay

  Familiarity information: TOWING LINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOWING LINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) a rope used in towing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

towing line; towing rope; towline; towrope

Hypernyms ("towing line" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)


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