fishing line
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃɪŋ laɪn/
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sedal
- Jules has reeled out his fishing line and sits facing the water as the boat rocks gently to and fro.
I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
- I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
- I mean, he did not load his fishing line with any bait and he did not catch a fish.
- And the problem with the kite is they like to use fishing line so they wouldn't lose their kite, right?
- You, you have a fishing fishing pole and a nylon fishing line.
Examples
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The Bedou pulled at the fishing line he held in his hand.
Fiction book (1994) -
And we're going to use the fishing line to tie it snug to the pot.
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I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
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I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
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Oh my goodness, that fishing line is gone.
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We start with a fishing line attached to a rope attached to the cable.
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I tied the bottom of the left and right letters with clear fishing line to the wreath.
Blog text (2) -
A small boy sat on the quay, trailing a fishing line in the water.
Fiction book (1994) -
Tattered blankets hung from lengths of fishing line, forming a makeshift tent.
Fiction book (1999) -
When preparing for the fishing trip, I made sure to pack several spools of fishing line to attach to my hooks.
Synonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a cord used for angling' is directly and compositionally derived from 'fishing' (the activity of catching fish) and 'line' (a long thin cord), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun + noun compound with no idiomatic shift, making it immediately comprehensible at B1.
Etymology
The word fishing line comes from the simple picture of a thin line used for fishing: a strong cord that runs from a rod into the water with a hook at the end. That's why it means 'a cord used to catch fish'.