Bee line
() The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Firing
(n.) The act of disharging firearms. |
Firing
(n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. |
Firing
(n.) The application of fire, or of a cautery. |
Firing
(n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. |
Firing
(n.) Fuel |
Fraunhofer lines
() The lines of the spectrun |
Gunter's line
() A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Line
(n.) Flax |
Line
(n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
Line
(v. t.) To cover the inner surface of |
Line
(v. t.) To put something in the inside of |
Line
(v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense |
Line
(v. t.) To impregnate |
Line
(n.) A linen thread or string |
Line
(n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
Line
(n.) The course followed by anything in motion |
Line
(n.) Direction |
Line
(n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed |
Line
(n.) A short letter |
Line
(n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
Line
(n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy |
Line
(n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
Line
(n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory |
Line
(n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand |
Line
(n.) Lineament |
Line
(n.) A straight row |
Line
(n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person |
Line
(n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. |
Line
(n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
Line
(n.) The equator |
Line
(n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring |
Line
(n.) A measuring line or cord. |
Line
(n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart |
Line
(n.) Instruction |
Line
(n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working |
Line
(n.) The track and roadbed of a railway |
Line
(n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart |
Line
(n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. |
Line
(n.) A trench or rampart. |
Line
(n.) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. |
Line
(n.) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. |
Line
(n.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. |
Line
(n.) A number of shares taken by a jobber. |
Line
(n.) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles |
Line
(n.) The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. |
Line
(n.) The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. |
Line
(n.) A measure of length |
Line
(v. t.) To mark with a line or lines |
Line
(v. t.) To represent by lines |
rocket firing
rocket launching | the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
discharge
firing firing off | the act of discharging a gun |
liner
line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single
line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double
line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple
line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
dismissal
dismission
discharge firing liberation release sack
sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
ignition
firing
lighting
kindling
inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
line of least resistance
path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation
by-line
hobby
pursuit sideline
spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
occupation
business
job
line of work
line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
linebacker
line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
fire
firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy, hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes, they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire |
field
field of operation
line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
| line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
| line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
| line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
lateral line
lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
acoustic delay line
sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
| A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
branch line
spur track
spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
| cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
| delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
delineation
depiction
limning
line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
digital subscriber line
DSL | a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
drive line
drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
| electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
| feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
firing chamber
gun chamber | chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge |
| firing pin | striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
| fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
fuel line
gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
| gas line | a pipeline used to transport natural gas, the workmen broke through the gas line |
gunlock
firing mechanism | the action that ignites the charge in a firearm |
handline
hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
| harpoon line | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |
| hot line | a direct telephone line between two officials |
land line
landline | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits, a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave |
lead line
sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth |
| line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible, a washing line |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
| line | a commercial organization serving as a common carrier |
line product line
line of products
line of merchandise
business line
line of business | a particular kind of product or merchandise, a nice line of shoes |
linecut
line block
line engraving | engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved |
| linecut line engraving | a print obtained from a line drawing |
line of defense
line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
line printer
line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |