uptrace

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noun

An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.

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Meanings

nounuptrace (plural uptraces)

plural uptraces

  1. fishingAn 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.

Origin

From up- + trace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

uptrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptrace

MLA

“uptrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptrace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uptrace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptrace.

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