longline means longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
adj
- longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips“Strapless longline bra, with wired underbust and flexible boning, smooths womanly curves.”
noun
- Gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods or gangions.
- A long cable used to raise or lower loads from a helicopter when landing is not possible.
- A slackline which runs a considerable distance
verb
- To fish with a line of this kind.“The Japanese, always on the prowl for something else to take out of the sea, have been longlining sharks for years, and eating them in a variety of ways.”