Double corklines, one right-hand lay and one left-hand lay to prevent twisting, were used on all gill nets.
Source: wiktionary
Corkline
Synonyms for "corkline" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- yläpaula noun (upper line of a gillnet)
Ingrian
1 entries- yläselys noun (upper line of a gillnet)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The porpoise safety panel shall consist of small mesh webbing not to exceed ¼" stretch mesh extending downward from the corkline and the base of the porpoise apron to a minimum depth equivalent to two strips of 100 meshes of 4¼" stretch mesh webbing.
Source: wiktionary
The hold was empty, without a net, corkline, leadline or buoy to be found.
Source: wiktionary
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