longliner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of longliner
1950–55; long line + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The engine technician flew from Indonesia to Namibia in March 2025 to work onboard the Portuguese-flagged Novo Ruivo, a tuna longliner fishing boat.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Argos Froyanes, the fishing company which owns the longliner 2018-built vessel, declined to comment when asked by BBC News about their crew and the search operation.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024
A tuna longliner from Taiwan, rusty and stacked with tackle, it could have been just passing through — or it could have been poaching.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2016
Eight years later, in the early evening of Sept. 12, 2009, a 160-foot longliner called the Blue Gadus was fishing in the Bering Sea with two sets of gear set out along the bottom.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2015
"Our tagging data, along with National Marine Fisheries Service observer data and longliner catch records, leave no doubt that we have a unique population of tuna spawning in the Gulf," Block said.
From Time Magazine Archive
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