plural of two-line pass

A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.

plural of heaving line bend

The typographical character ‖; a symbol composed of two closely spaced line-height vertical lines. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, vertical, line.

(analytic geometry, projective geometry) A complex line (especially, the set of complex numbers regarded as such) endowed with a point at infinity (thus becoming a projective line); (more formally) the set of equivalence classes of ordered pairs (α, β) of complex numbers, not both zero, with respect to the equivalence relation "(α, β) ≡ (λα, λβ) for all nonzero complex λ".

A brassiere, with or without straps, fitting the bust and ribcage and extending to the waist, worn with a girdle.

A bra, with or without straps, fitting the bust and ribcage and extending to the waist, worn with a girdle.

(phonology) The phonemic merger between the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/ that occurs for speakers of Southern English English, Irish English, Newfoundland English, and Caribbean English making "line" and "loin" homophones.

(transitive) To organize behind a leader or a principle.

The official nickname for the state of Maryland in the United States of America.