surf linen.
/ˈsəːf ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈsərf ˌlaɪn/ 1. The point at which waves approaching a shore begin to break or form surf; the line of white foamy water produced by this.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [noun] > surf > line of
surf1757
surf line1841
line-up1963
1841 T. Noel Rymes & Roundelays 88 Thou [sc. the ocean] lookest dark and grim, From surf-line rough to sky-kiss'd rim.
1863 Knickerbocker Monthly Feb. 140/1 Beyond the surf-line it was fringed with mangled bodies.
1946 National Geographic Mag. July 100 (caption) The amphibian makes slow time overcoming a coral ridge just at the surf line.
1991 Lifeboat (RNLI) Summer 261/3 Coxswain Alan Thomas..drove his lifeboat inside the surf line off Worm's Head in an onshore gale and rain squalls.
2. A line attached to a fixed point, such as an anchor, and used to help keep a boat stable and pointing in the desired direction when attempting to approach a beach or other destination through heavy surf. Now rare.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > shipping business or trade > shipping line
line1848
surf line1848
sailing-line1905
shipping line1908
flag line1944
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > other ropes used on ships
stud1336
studrope1337
start rope1353
wartake14..
warsheet1420
ridge rope1769
heel rope1777
lizard1794
jackstay1834
triatic stay1841
surf line1848
gaff-string1861
head rope1867
jackstay1954
jackline1976
twist line-
1848 F. L. Barnard Three Years' Cruize in Mozambique Channel xi. 303 By means of one of our own paddle-box boats, on a surf line, we managed to get off six more pumps.
1887 O. J. Humphrey Wreck of Rainier 33 When the surf line was hauled tight the boat would run on the line and be kept head to the sea.
1921 A. M. Knight Mod. Seamanship (ed. 8) 227 If time permits a towing-post should be fitted in the bow for veering the surf-line.
1978 G. Allen & D. Allen Guns Sacramento ii. 22 The first boat arrived safely with the help of the surf-line, which helped steady the vessel when the crew held on to it going through the breakers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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