sealine

English

Alternative forms

• sea-line

Etymology

From sea +‎ line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːlaɪn/
• Rhymes: -iːlaɪn

Noun

sealine (plural sealines)

1. The coastline, seaboard.
2. The horizon.
3. A line used for sounding.
   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 9”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

     Yet what depths of the soul does Jonah's deep sealine sound!

4. A line used for fishing in deep water.
5. An undersea pipeline for oil, natural gas, etc.