sealine

noun — 5 senses

sealine

noun

/ˈsiːlaɪn/

Etymology From sea + line.

1

The coastline, seaboard.

2

The horizon.

3

A line used for sounding.

  • Yet what depths of the soul does Jonah's deep sealine sound!1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 9”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
4

A line used for fishing in deep water.

5

An undersea pipeline for oil, natural gas, etc.

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