Wetline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wetline is a noun meaning (firefighting) A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
Meaning
(firefighting) A line that has been doused with water in order to stop the advance of a fire.
More Meanings
- (transport) An unprotected pipe located beneath a cargo tank that is used for loading of liquid products such as petroleum.
- (fishing, Australia, attributive) Commercial line fishing that does not use a longline.
Example Sentences
Its below decks layout has been redesigned to suit its role as a modern wetline or rock lobster fishing boat.
We have used this method in the evening when strip headfires would burn into the wetline, but the backfire would go out.
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.
[…] safety risks associated with the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping – known as wetlines – on DOT-specification cargo tank motor vehicles.
Word Forms
- wetlines
- wet line
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lightwater, waterflood, dryline.
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