"gantline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gantlines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gantline (plural gantlines)
  1. (nautical) A line rigged to a mast, used to hoist rigging. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: girtline Related terms: halyard
    Sense id: en-gantline-en-noun-HbnPFxTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1913, John Masefield, Dauber (poem):",
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