breast line

noun

, Nautical.

1. a mooring line securing a ship to that part of a pier alongside it.

Example Sentences

“I had a quarter ‘teardrop’ cup in the bottom and filled out the breast line.

From Fox News

I'm getting that impression based on this ominous line: "it is necessary to keep the trajectory low so the projectile spread will not engage the subject above the breast line."

From The Verge

Male and Female—Lemon-yellow on throat, upper breast; line around the eye and forehead.

From Project Gutenberg

As he stood for a moment irresolute, another gruff voice sang out to him to cast off the breast line and get aboard in a hurry if he didn't want to get left.

From Project Gutenberg

Alaric had no more idea than the man in the moon of what a breast line was; but he knew what to cast off a line meant, and, making a blind guess, fortunately did the right thing.

From Project Gutenberg