trip line

noun

(in lumbering) a line for freeing a dog hook from a log at a distance.
haulback.

Origin of trip line

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby trip line

triolet, triose, triosephosphate isomerase, trioxide, trip, trip line, trip out, trip switch, trip the light fantastic, trip up, trip-hop

Example sentences from the Web for trip line

  • A trip-line is made fast to an anchor with a clove hitch round the crown, and either buoyed or led on board.

    On Yachts and Yacht Handling |Thomas Fleming Day