swimline

English

Etymology

swim +‎ line

Noun

swimline (plural swimlines)

  1. A cable or line that is used to connect divers so that they are spaced out within sight of each other.
    • 2016, Jeremy Green, Maritime Archaeology, →ISBN:
      The main concern with the swimline is that without some form of control there is no clear idea of the path of the search. Thus a survey of a defined area can be a hit-or-miss operation. One solution is to lay a jackstay on the seabed with the end diver of the swimline follows.

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