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potline

American  
[pot-lahyn] / ˈpɒtˌlaɪn /

noun

Metallurgy.

  1. a row of electrolytic cells for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.

Etymology

Origin of potline

First recorded in 1940–45; pot 1 + line 1

Example Sentences

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The third potline seemed, at first, to be the lightest and least special.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2011

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