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Definition of Towing line
1. Noun. (nautical) a rope used in towing.
Category relationships: Navigation, Sailing, Seafaring
Generic synonyms: Line
Lexicographical Neighbors of Towing Line
Literary usage of Towing line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland, and the by Thomas Rupert Jones, Great Britain Admiralty (1875)
"To the point of their union the towing line is to be attached. With a net of the
size here suggested, a reel of strong " hake-line " will make the best ..."
2. Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland, and the by Great Britain Admiralty, Thomas Rupert Jones (1875)
"To the point of their union the towing line is to be attached. With a net of the
size here suggested, a reel of strong " hake-line " will make the best ..."
3. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1891)
"These are ;ill joined at one end and attached to the towing-line. Enough of the
towing-line should be let out to cause the not to work just below the ..."
4. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp (1878)
"If a towing line were attached to the point «, the vessel or plane would be towed
laterally or "broadside on" through the water, without exhibiting any ..."
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