1. a rope used to haul up the foot of a square sail to the yard
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The sailors pulled the buntlines to gather the sail.
• Each buntline was secured to prevent the sail from billowing.
• The crew checked the buntlines before setting sail.
• Strong winds made it difficult to handle the buntlines.
• The captain ordered the buntlines to be released.
• Old sailing ships required multiple buntlines per sail.