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  • 1slack line — the loose line from the rod tip to the lure; may be line on the water surface or simply the bow formed by line weight from rod tip to float or lure …

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  • 2Slack-key guitar — is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawaii. Its name refers to its characteristic open tunings: the English term is a translation of the Hawaiian kī hōʻalu, which means loosen the [tuning] key . Most slack key tunings can be …

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  • 3slack — Ⅰ. slack [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2) (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3) careless, lazy, or negligent. 4) (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. ► NOUN 1) …

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  • 4slack — slack1 slackingly, adv. slackly, adv. slackness, n. /slak/, adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters …

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  • 5slack — slack1 adjective 1》 not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2》 (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3》 careless, lazy, or negligent. 4》 W. Indian lewd or promiscuous. 5》 (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. noun 1》 the part of a rope… …

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  • 6Distance line — 50 metres of line on a reel A distance line, penetration line or guideline is an item of diving equipment used by SCUBA divers as a means of returning to a safe starting point in conditions of low visibility, water currents or where pilotage is… …

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  • 7live-line — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: from the phrase live line : to fish by allowing the bait or lure to drift with the current on a slack line …

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  • 8Taut-line hitch — Names Taut line hitch, Adjustable hitch, Rigger s hitch, Midshipman s hitch, Tent line hitch, Tent hitch Category Hitch …

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  • 9Main Line of Public Works — Main Line of Public Works …

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  • 10Waterloo & City line — Infobox TfL line Line=Waterloo City ColourName=Teal TextColour=White YearOpened=1898 DeepOrSurface=Deep Tube RollingStock=1992 Tube Stock StationsServed=2 LengthKm=2.5 LengthMiles=1.5 AnnualPassengers=9,616,000 Depots=Waterloo The Waterloo City… …

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