neat line
noun
a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.
- Also called net line.
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How to use neat line in a sentence
To my astonishment the net-line pointed northwest, though from the wind there ought to be a good northerly drift.
Farthest North | Fridtjof NansenDonald cast the net line loose from its mooring, and saw that it was all clear.
Billy Topsail & Company | Norman Duncan
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