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Definition: Lead Line |
Lead LineNoun1. (nautical) plumb line for determining depth. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | In powered cable logging, the cable that does the actual hauling. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | Bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4). Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Lead LineSynonym: sounding line (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lead Line |
| English words defined with "lead line": To heave the lead. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lead line": ASSEMBLER II ♦ flow-solder machine operator ♦ ground log, GROUP LEADER, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY ♦ HOOK TENDER, hybrid ring ♦ lead hem, Lead Service Line ♦ piggybacking, PLATE FORMER ♦ RIGGING SLINGER ♦ second rigger, SIL pack, single-in-line package ♦ WAVE-SOLDERING MACHINE OPERATOR. (references) |
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![]() | Retrieving a gillnet from the water, the mesh is 1&1/2". The catch is primarily white perch. The gillnets are experimental multi-mesh gillnets. All nets are connected to a string of nets containing different size mesh between 1&1/2", 2&1/2", and 3&1/2" mesh. Gillnets are made with a lead line that sinks to the bottom and a float line that keeps the net just below the surface of the water.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | Veterinary service - Military : Veterinary lead line.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | The Veterinary Lead Line.Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lead line | 9 |
fishing lead line | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lead line"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | traekline (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), traekkekabel (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), traekkabel (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, trail, yarding line), Burton's linie (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line), blysøm (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line, lead hem), blyrand (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | loodzoom (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line, lead hem), loodlijn (aft, blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line, forward, midship perpendiculars), lijn van Burton (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line), trekkabel van een tractor (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), trekkabel (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), halo saturninus (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vetovaijeri (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, trawl warp, warp, yarding line), vetoköysi (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, trawl warp, warp, yarding line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | liséré saturnin (bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4)), liséré de Burton (bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4)), câble tracteur principal (main lead), câble de traction (main lead). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zugseil (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, towing rope, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), Burton Linie (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line), Bleisaum (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line, lead hem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κύριο συρματόσχοινο έλξεως (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), κυανή γραμμή των ούλων (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line), καλώδιο έλξης (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), συρματόσχοινο έλξης (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | traente (drag line, drawer, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, write, yarding line), orletto gengivale saturnino (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line), orletto gengivale di Burton (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line), orletto di Burton (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line), fune traente (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), cavo di trazione (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tead suntal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eadlay inelay linha de Burton (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line), linha azul (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line), cabo tractor principal (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), cabo de tracção (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line). (various references) línea de Burton (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burton sign, Burtonian line, Burton's line, lead hem), cable principal (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line), cable de tracción (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line). (various references) draglina (drag line, haulage cable, haulage line, main cable, main lead, main line, operating line, skidder line, skidding line, traction cable, traction line, traction rope, yarding line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-i-l-l-n" | |
-1 letter: aliened, delaine. | |
-2 letters: aedile, aedine, alined, allied, aneled, denial, leaden, leaned, lienal, lineal, nailed, nellie, nilled. | |
-3 letters: ailed, alien, aline, allee, anele, anile, diene, edile, elain, eland, elide, ideal, ileal, laden, ladle, liane, lined, naled, nidal. | |
-4 letters: aide, alee, anil, dale, deal, dean, deil, dele, deli, dell, dene, deni, dial, diel, dill, dine, eide, elan, idea, idle, ilea, lade, laid, lain, land, lane, lead, leal, lean, lend, lied, lien, line, nail, need, nide, nill. | |
-5 letters: aid, ail, ain, ale, all, and, ane, ani, dal, dee, del, den, die, din, eel, eld, ell, end, ill, lad, lea, led, lee, lei, lid, lie, lin, nae, nee, nil. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-i-l-l-n" | |
+2 letters: declinable, impanelled. | |
+3 letters: decennially, endemically, endothelial, interallied, legendarily, reinstalled. | |
+4 letters: andouillette, banderillero, declensional, detasselling, evidentially, indeclinable, indelicately, pallidnesses, pedestalling, speedballing, unalleviated. | |
+5 letters: andouillettes, banderilleros, candlelighted, candlelighter, clandestinely, credentialled, deferentially, detrimentally, disenthralled, interdentally, interpellated, mischannelled, multitalented, overpedalling, residentially, undeliverable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 65 61 64      4C 69 6E 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100101 01100001 01100100 00100000 01001100 01101001 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L e a d   L i n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0065 0061 0064      004C 0069 006E 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46716770246758071 |
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