"floatline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floatlines [plural]
Etymology: float + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|float|line}} float + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} floatline (plural floatlines)
  1. Synonym of corkline. Synonyms: corkline [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-floatline-en-noun-T87wMWBm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1987, M. Ben-Yami, Purse-seining with Small Boats, page 46",
          "text": "To attach the bridles, start measuring from the point on the gavel 16 metres from the floatline wheree you have seized the end of the leadline.",
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          "ref": "2010, Code of Federal Regulations: 2000, page 824",
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