Wetline
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
"In cheatgrass the wetline technique has proven to be successful and is equally useful in other light to moderate grass fuels on relatively smooth terrain."
- 2 An unprotected pipe located beneath a cargo tank that is used for loading of liquid products such as petroleum.
"[…] safety risks associated with the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping – known as wetlines – on DOT-specification cargo tank motor vehicles."
- 3 Commercial line fishing that does not use a longline. Australia, attributive
"Its below decks layout has been redesigned to suit its role as a modern wetline or rock lobster fishing boat."
Example
More examples"In cheatgrass the wetline technique has proven to be successful and is equally useful in other light to moderate grass fuels on relatively smooth terrain."
Etymology
From wet + line.
More for "wetline"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.