"swimline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swimlines [plural]
Etymology: swim + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swim|line}} swim + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} swimline (plural swimlines)
  1. A cable or line that is used to connect divers so that they are spaced out within sight of each other.
    Sense id: en-swimline-en-noun-nKqZjPL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swimline meaning in English (1.2kB)

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