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line up
[′līn ¦əp] (mining engineering)
A command signifying that the drill runner wants the hoisting cable attached to the drill stem, threaded through the sheave wheel, or wound on the hoist drum.
To reposition a drill so that the drill stem is centered over the parallel to a newly collared drill hole.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.