Ship of the LINE

Ship of the LINE, a vessel large enough to be drawn up in the line, and to have a place in a sea-fight.

Line, in genealogy, a series or succession of relations in various degrees, all descending from the same common father. See DESCENT.

Line, also denotes a French measure containing the 12th part of an inch, or the 144th part of a foot. Geometricians conceive the line subdivided into six points. The French line answers to the English barley-corn.

Fishing Line. See Fishing Line.