"wireline" meaning in All languages combined

See wireline on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wirelines [plural]
Etymology: From wire + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wire|line}} wire + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} wireline (plural wirelines)
  1. (oil industry) A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.
    Sense id: en-wireline-en-noun-O5eToze3 Categories (other): Oil industry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. (telecommunications) Synonym of landline. Synonyms: landline [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-wireline-en-noun-ciVxejG5 Categories (other): Telecommunications Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonwireline

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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