1. The outline of the land against sky and sea.
1875. W. M‘Ilwraith, Guide to Wigtownshire, 50. Ross Isle terminates the land-line of the view.
2. A telegraphic line running overland, as opposed to a cable.
1884. S. E. Dawson, Hand-bk. Canada, 21. The [telegraphic] cables and the land-lines in British Columbia.
1887. Pall Mall Gaz., 9 Dec., 8/1. The Western Union now controls the land-line system of the United States.
3. Fishing. Line passing from the end of the seine to the shore (Knight, Dict. Mech., Suppl. 1884).
