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Noun: handline  'hand,lIn
  1. A fishing line managed principally by hand
    - hand line
     
  2. (climbing) a line that can be hung onto with hands while climbing up or down a steep or slick section for limited protection.

Derived forms: hand lines, handlines

Type of: climbing equipment, fishing line, line, rock-climbing equipment

Encyclopedia: Handline

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