Nine Line

A form of communication used by a JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) in the military to get Close Air Support onto a target. Not like the stupid "We need air support!" bullshit in movies. Each "Line" is a statement of brevity that represents information given to the pilot. 1st line is IP/BP to target, etc.

the 9 line is passed off to the pilot, who then reads back lines 4, 6, and 8. After that, the JTAC will pass on additional info or remarks, before a "Talk on" (basically the JTAC and pilot communicating to ensure that they are on target) Following the talk on the pilot makes their "IN" call before being cleared hot to drop ordnance. Then, boom. Shit blows up I guess.

Nine Line: (JTAC) "Recoil 1-1, Widow 5-1, as fragged, 270 offset north, 10.4, 3-0-0 feet, mechanized column, grid 0-7-0-7
Keypad 7, target marked with laser code 1688, 700 meters southwest, pilot discretion."

Line 4, 6, and 8 readback: (Pilot) "Widow 51, Recoil11, read back, 3-0-0 feet, 0-7-0-7 keypad 7, 700 meters southwest. Ready remarks"

Pilot requests the talk on (Pilot) "Widow 51, Recoil 11, ready talk on. I see an east-west road with some buildings to the south."

Pilot confirms target location: (JTAC) "Recoil 11, Window 51, call contact on the northern most building in that group south of the road."

(Pilot) "Contact."

Pilot makes the IN call to begin the attack: (Pilot) "Widow 51, Recoil 11, In from the east, 30 seconds"

JTAC clears the pilot to attack the target: (JTAC) "Cleared hot"

by StuffMyCroissant August 8, 2023

high line bind

Term used in the powerline industry to describe the fuckery brought on by self or equipment failure, leading to costly rework or re-rigging

That dude done worked himself into a high line bind, good luck getting out of that one

by CFIII August 10, 2023

wind line

During those times when the sea breeze doesn't come all the way to shore, the "wind line" is the shoreward edge of the sea breeze. At the "wind line" the ocean's surface changes from glassy to rough, and this boundary line can sometimes be seen from shore.

We paddled our sailboards out to the wind line.

by TheFinerDefiner August 11, 2023

hater on the front lines

Someone who’s hating on anyone they’re close too whether it’s a close friend or their family.

Man why you always being a hater on the front lines!

by Jflex August 18, 2023

bottomish line

What a beaurcrat and/or politician does when the bottom line isn't in the right place, they just move it.

We tired to balance the books but the closest we got was a bottomish line.

by Mondojava August 22, 2023

French Conga Line

When you have your dick in a butt and someone has their dick in your butt

Billy: dude yesterday some guy invited me to a french conga line
Tim: did you go
Billy: hell no i didnt go what do i look like, im french?

by justasexisttransphobe September 2, 2023

Reading between the lines

When you’re alternative between reading a book and doing lines of cocaine.

Guy 1: “I was reading between the lines yesterday. Nothing goes better than a good book and some top quality cocaine.”
Guy 2: “Heck yeah dude. What were you reading?”
Guy 1:

by FukuyamaRespecter September 4, 2023