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Wireline

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A landline.

    "AT&T rose 16 cents, to $36.79, after the company reported a 17 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit and growth in wireless subscribers and in its regional wireline businesses."

  2. 2
    A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.

    "Most manufacturers of wirelines will construct specially designed armored electrical conductor wirelines for unique downhole operations."

Etymology

From wire + line.

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