wire line

wire line

[′wīr ‚līn] (design engineering) Any cable or rope made of steel wires twisted together to form the strands. A steel wire rope ⁵⁄₁₆ inch (7.94 millimeters) or less in diameter. (electronics) One or more current-conducting wires or cables, used for communication, control, or telemetry. (petroleum engineering) A line or cable used to lower and raise devices and gages in oil well boreholes; used for logging instruments and bottom-hole pressure gages.