noun
- a type of commercial fishing gear consisting of a main line with many baited hooks attached at intervals
Usage: fishing
adjective
- extending over a long distance or period of time
verb
- to fish using a longline
Usage: fishing
Examples
- The fishing boat deployed its longline at dawn.
- Longline fishing can catch multiple species at once.
- The company took a longline approach to market development.
- They decided to longline for tuna in deeper waters.
- Environmental groups criticized longline fishing methods.
- The longline strategy required patience and persistence.
- Commercial vessels often longline in international waters.