"cork line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cork lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cork line (plural cork lines)
  1. Alternative form of corkline Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: corkline
    Sense id: en-cork_line-en-noun-ckKfT8Vw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1951, Senate Bills, Original and Amended - Volume 3, page 756",
          "text": "The cork line must not be submerged more than two fathoms below the surface of the water, the lines attaching the buoys or floats to the cork line must not be more than two fathoms in length, and the points of attachment of said lines on the cork line must not be more than 10 fathoms apart.",
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