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What does the noun trip-line mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun trip-line . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Where does the noun trip-line come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun trip-line is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for trip-line is from 1905, in U.S. Department of Agric., Logging terms .

trip-line is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: trip n. 1 , line n. 2

Nearby entries

• triplicate, v. 1623–
• triplicated, adj. 1635–
• triplication, n. 1583–
• triplicative, adj. 1852–
• triplicato-, comb. form
• triplicature, n. 1891–
• Triplice, n. 1896–
• Triplicist, n. 1923–
• triplicitate, v. 1657
• triplicity, n. 1398–
• trip-line, n. 1905–
• tripling, n. 1603–
• triplite, n. 1850–
• triplo-, comb. form
• triploblastic, adj. 1888–
• triplo-caulescent, adj. 1900–
• triplo-caulous, adj. 1900–
• triploid, n. & adj. 1750–
• triploidite, n. 1878–
• triploidy, n. 1916–
• triplopia, n. 1860–

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Meaning & use

Entry history for trip-line, n..

Originally published as part of the entry for trip, n.¹

trip, n.¹ was first published in 1915; not yet revised.

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English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ].

trip +‎ line

Noun [ edit ]

tripline ( plural triplines )

• A concealed wire or string that sets off an alarm or activates a trap when tripped .

Synonyms [ edit ]

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Tripline Definition

A concealed wire or string that sets off an alarm or activates a trap when tripped .

Other Word Forms of Tripline

Origin of tripline.

trip +‎ line

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• triplicostate
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  Dictionary entry overview: What does trip line mean?  

• TRIP LINE (noun)   The noun TRIP LINE has 1 sense:

  Familiarity information: TRIP LINE used as a noun is very rare.

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• TRIP LINE (noun)

Sense 1

A light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trip line" is a kind of...):

rope (a strong line)

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What does tripline mean?

Definitions for tripline tripline, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tripline ., did you actually mean trip line or tribolium , wiktionary rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes.

tripline noun

A concealed wire or string that sets off an alarm or activates a trap when tripped.

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Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of tripline in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of tripline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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• US Pronunciation
• [trip lahyn]
• /trɪp laɪn/

Definitions of trip line words

• noun trip line (in lumbering) a line for freeing a dog hook from a log at a distance. 1
• noun trip line haulback. 1

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Definition of trip

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrination

Examples of trip in a Sentence

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Word History

Middle English trippen , from Anglo-French treper, triper , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Phrases Containing trip

• roll / trip off the tongue
• lay / put a guilt trip on
• round - trip ticket
• trip - hammer
• business trip
• trip the light fantastic
• on a power trip

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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• (n) trip line a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance

Disney Cruise Line makes first-ever trip to Hawaii. chicagotribune.com

On five trips inside the Saints' 20-yard line, they came away with only two field goals. philly.com

Presidential' vs 'Political' Trips: A Blurry Line, and Tricky Math. nytimes.com

The Sunday Source's Metro train trip returns to explore the second half of the Orange Line's 26 stops. ashingtonpost.com

The Sunday Source's Metro train trip returns, this time exploring 13 of the 26 stops along the Orange Line (don't worry -- the other half will get its due in time). ashingtonpost.com

Two trips inside the 10-yard line by Pulaski County resulted in only three points, allowing Patrick Henry to hold the lead. roanoke.com

South Florida defensive line coach Kevin Patrick was on a recruiting trip to see Jason Pierre-Paul last year when the prized prospect surprised him. espn.go.com

The proposed train line has so many stops that it would only cut the trip to around 54 minutes. nytimes.com

This is a story about the razor fine line between humility and humiliation and it begins with a trip to the operating room. msnbc.msn.com

Travelers moving on I-40 near the Tennessee state line will have to add at least another hour to their trip. uot.org

DART survey shows DART Green Line makes trips easier. masstransitmag.com

A tiring trip through autograph lines with Joe Flacco. baltimoresun.com

MINNEAPOLIS — Lower ridership numbers has prompted the Metropolitan Council to reduce the Northstar Commuter Rail Line fares by a dollar per trip starting August First. jon.com

State titles and trips to the regional finals on the line for local schools. nbc24.com

I), with a trip to the Breeders' Cup Classic on the line. bloodhorse.com

The time for light to circulate through the ring is the cavity round-trip time τR = 202 ns, and the delay time in the coupling and self feedback lines is a second delay τd = 45 ns. Isochronal synchronization of delay-coupled systems

R. tells me of one made in his last trip home; I forget on what line. "From Edinburgh to India & Burmah" by William G. Burn Murdoch

Keeps his tripping lines too taut for that! "Crown and Anchor" by John Conroy Hutcheson

Trip over an imaginary line! "Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike" by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Giving a yard the necessary cant by a tripping-line. "The Sailor's Word-Book" by William Henry Smyth

These trips were usually made on Saturday afternoons, when the works could be more conveniently stopped and the line cleared. "Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson" by Samuel Smiles

They were roaring along at such a pace that it took a long zoom and bank to get lined up for a return trip. "A Yankee Flier Over Berlin" by Al Avery

I know it backwards and forwards, and you can't trip me any place along the line. "In the Heart of a Fool" by William Allen White

From the midst of all these dangers Hale, unharmed, began his return trip to the American lines. "Hero Stories from American History" by Albert F. Blaisdell

I remember a notable first trip across the lines made by a pilot who had just arrived from England. "Cavalry of the Clouds" by Alan Bott

I was glad when one day I got orders to go on a ten days' trip down the line as far as Pete-jong and back. "To Lhassa at Last" by Powell Millington

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