English Dictionary

FISHING LINE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 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 attachedplay

  Familiarity information: FISHING LINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FISHING LINE (noun)


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)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"We must take the bad with the good." (English proverb)

"Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)

"Wishing does not make a poor man rich." (Arabic proverb)

"Bathe her and then look at her." (Egyptian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact