fly casting
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5.2
- noun
- /flaɪ ˈkæstɪŋ/
- Specialized
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lanzado con mosca
- In the morning, we'll all go to the outer beach on the far side of this island where we can do some fly casting with our feet on good old terra firma. ""Splendid," I said.
- practicing fly casting
Examples
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In the main portion of the screen, the names of the nine skill cues (see Figure 2) that comprised the fly casting skill were listed.
Academic text (2010) -
She signed up for a fly casting class to improve her skills before the fishing trip.
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Also, all members of the research team completed a fly casting course taught by an accredited expert.
Academic text (2010) -
The fly casting expert was provided a script and trained until the live orientation, without notes, was the same as the virtual orientation.
Academic text (2010) -
This distance was selected after conversations with fly-casting experts who stated that 35 feet was considered an appropriate distance for the requirements of this study.
Academic text (2010) -
This episode of Lamaze featured 4077 MASH's Colonel Henry Blake practicing fly casting before surgery.
Academic text (1996) -
Since the virtual treatment was an interactive process of receiving instruction and practicing the fly cast, the computers were placed in the rear of the fly casting stations so that subjects were physically and visually isolated from others receiving information or practicing the fly casting skill.
Academic text (2010) -
Since the virtual treatment was an interactive process of receiving instruction and practicing the fly cast, the computers were placed in the rear of the fly casting stations so that subjects were physically and visually isolated from others receiving information or practicing the fly casting skill.
Academic text (2010) -
This course included information about the materials (rod, reel, line, etc.), instruction about the mechanics and cues (stance, grip, cast, etc.) of fly casting, and 400 practice trials with constructive feedback.
Academic text (2010) -
Many anglers find fly casting to be an enjoyable way to catch trout in the river.
Synonyms
7
3.4
To throw a fishing line with a rod and reel into the water
6
4.9
The act of throwing a fishing line into the water
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct compositional combination of 'fly' (an artificial lure) and 'casting' (the act of casting), so a learner who knows both constituents can derive 'the act of casting a fly' without prior exposure. This follows regular English noun + gerund composition and has clear parallels in other languages' fishing terms, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The noun fly casting comes from the simple image of throwing a small fake fly across the water to tempt fish. The word casting means 'throwing' the line, so fly casting now means the skill of using a special rod and long line to place that fake fly where fish will bite.