Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Burgess-ship (n.) The state of privilege of a burgess. |
Clew (n.) Alt. of Clue |
Clew (n.) To direct |
Clew (n.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc. |
Gauger-ship (n.) The office of a gauger. |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
High-churchman-ship (n.) The state of being a high-churchman. |
Hostess-ship (n.) The character, personality, or office of a hostess. |
Light-ship (n.) A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners. |
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 |
sailing | the departure of a vessel from a port |
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 |
plain sailing clear sailing easy going | easy unobstructed progress, after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing |
glide gliding sailplaning soaring sailing | the activity of flying a glider |
sailing | riding in a sailboat |
seafaring navigation sailing r | the work of a sailor |
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 |
shipbuilding ship building | the construction of ships |
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 |
abandoned ship derelict | a ship abandoned on the high seas |
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 |
bottom freighter merchantman merchant ship | a cargo ship, they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms |
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 |
capital ship | a warship of the first rank in size and armament |
cargo ship cargo vessel | a ship designed to carry cargo |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
clipper clipper ship | a fast sailing ship used in former times |
container ship containership container vessel | a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes, the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceedpounds |
cruise ship cruise liner | a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises |
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 |
factory ship | a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea |
feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
fire ship | a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships |
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 |
galley ship's galley caboose cookhouse | the area for food preparation on a ship |
gas line | a pipeline used to transport natural gas, the workmen broke through the gas line |
gas-turbine ship | a ship powered by a gas turbine |
guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
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 |
hospital ship | a ship built to serve as a hospital, used for wounded in wartime |
hot line | a direct telephone line between two officials |