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fishline

fishline

2.3
A strong thin cord used to catch fish with a fishing rod
  • noun
translation icon : línea de pesca
  • Using a strong fishline, she caught a large salmon during her trip to the lake.

Examples

  • An oak propeller, slightly swaying, was suspended by fishline from the ceiling.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The fisherman carefully tied the bait to the end of the fishline before casting it into the water.

  • Make sure to check the fishline for any frays before you start fishing this weekend.

Synonyms

line
vsfishline
∞ 1.1

A long thin rope or wire used to carry things

is specifically the strong cord used to catch fish with rod or hand
fishing line
vsfishline
11 2.0

A strong thin string used to catch fish with a hook

is the general cord used to catch fish with a rod or by hand
handline
vsfishline
  • Specialized
7.9

A fishing line you hold and pull by hand instead of using a rod

is used more broadly with either a rod or by hand
night-line
vsfishline
  • Specialized
8.0

A fishing line with bait on hooks that people leave in the water overnight to catch fish

is the common cord used with rod or hand not specifically overnight

Surface Forms

fishline singular
fishlines plural

Morphology

fishline = fish + line (transparent) = fish + line

The word is a straightforward compound of 'fish' and 'line', where the meaning is directly derived from the components.

Etymology

Fishline comes from fish and line, where line means 'a thin cord', so think of a clothesline that holds clothes and a fishline that holds a fish on the hook. So a fishline is a strong, thin cord used for catching fish.