towline
- n (nautical) a rope used in towing
- Shortly thereafter, in the best treasure-hunting tradition, Pegleg Nuskey was found dead under an upturned dory with a towline around his neck.
- After three days Viva returned to Newport to announce that Endeavour I had once again snapped her towlinethis time in a hurricane gale.
- The shortened towline turned what could have been a trio of difficult shots across hundreds of yards of ocean into relatively easy 30-yd.