"wireline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wirelines [plural]
Etymology: wire + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wire|line}} wire + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} wireline (plural wirelines)
  1. (telecommunications) A landline. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
  2. (oil industry) A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool. Categories (topical): Oil industry
    Sense id: en-wireline-en-noun-O5eToze3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: landline

Inflected forms

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