Meaning of scare line | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A long rope, cable, or other line that is used to frighten fish into an area where they are more easily caught using other gear.
2. A phrase or message used as a headline or quote that distorts the facts in order to alarm the reader or listener.

Examples

“A scare line (burinawa), several hundred fathoms long, would be cast in a straight line across the current, often several kilometres from land on a flat and sandy bottom. It would be kept close to the bottom by sinkers.”

“A long scare line made of short pieces of chain is stretched from bow to bow of the dug-outs and the entire device is paddled or poled slowly along the backwaters. The mullets frightened by the scare line, leap wildly into the air and get caught either in the net or in the tangle of twigs.”

“For the scare line, coconut fronds are wound round a rope which is set around a large area to be fished. The scare lines are then pulled towards the shore. As the lines come closer, the fish are concentrated and are finally caught with some other gear.”

“Another boat, with an outboard motor, drove back and forwards just behind the scare line to add to the disturbance and to pass instructions between boats.”

“Recently I heard a typical radio ad trying to frighten people into purchasing long-term care insurance. The big scare line was that “three out of five Americans will need institutional care, which can cost $60,000 per year."”

“By 2002, it had one scare line on almost every issue. Like: “It's Common, It Can Kill. Why Aren't Doctors Telling Us about This Women-Only Disease?"”

“I wouldn't worry about it. Standard Cartel scare line. It keeps unwanted personnel out of the no-go zones”

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