"nightline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nightlines [plural]
Etymology: night + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|line}} night + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightline (plural nightlines)
  1. An overnight telephone counselling service, typically for students.
    Sense id: en-nightline-en-noun-h4mS64Bp
  2. (fishing) A fishing line set out to catch fish overnight. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-nightline-en-noun-DzNoxsGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for nightline meaning in English (1.3kB)

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