1. The practice or method of fishing using a long line with many hooks attached at intervals.
Usage: fishing; plural form; also used as a gerund or uncountable noun

Examples

• Longlinings is a common commercial fishing technique in deep-sea fisheries.
• The crew spent the morning preparing equipment for the day's longlinings.
• Environmental groups have raised concerns about the impact of longlinings on marine ecosystems.
• Modern longlinings operations use GPS and sonar to locate fish schools.
• The fishermen switched from net fishing to longlinings to improve their catch efficiency.