nightline

English

noun
Definitions
  • An overnight telephone counselling service, typically for students.
  • (fishing) A fishing line set out to catch fish overnight.

Etymology

Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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