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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A cable, typically made of braided steel, used to lower and retrieve tools and instruments into oil or gas wells..
Because the seas were a bit rough that morning the crane was using the whip line.
Use whip line when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whip line means A cable, typically made of braided steel, used to lower and retrieve tools and instruments into oil or gas wells..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Because the seas were a bit rough that morning the crane was using the whip line.
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