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TRIP LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trip line mean?
• TRIP LINE (noun)
The noun TRIP LINE has 1 sense:
1. a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance
Familiarity information: TRIP LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trip line" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
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