uptrace

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

up- +‎ trace

Noun[edit]

uptrace (plural uptraces)

  1. (fishing) An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
  2. The process of taking scientific samples as a probe is moving upward.

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