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FISHING LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fishing line mean?
• FISHING LINE (noun)
The noun FISHING LINE has 1 sense:
1. a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
Familiarity information: FISHING LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fishing line" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fishing line"):
hand line; handline (a fishing line managed principally by hand)
night-line (a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night)
setline; spiller; trawl; trawl line; trotline (a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys))
Holonyms ("fishing line" is a member of...):
fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle (gear used in fishing)
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