wireline
nounEtymology From wire + line.
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Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications Synonym of landline.
- AT&T rose 16 cents, to $36.79, after the company reported a 17 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit and growth in wireless subscribers and in its regional wireline businesses.2007 January 26, The Associated Press, “Homes and Treasuries Give Investors a Jolt”, in New York Times:
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A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.
- Most manufacturers of wirelines will construct specially designed armored electrical conductor wirelines for unique downhole operations.2005, William C. Lyons, Gary J. Plisga, Standard Handbook of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 5: