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To fish from the shore by casting a line into the sea
  • verb
  • Jargon
translation icon : pescar desde la orilla
  • I love to surfcast at the beach.

Examples

  • He spent the morning surfcasting along the rocky coastline, hoping to catch some striped bass.

  • They surfcast every summer in California.

  • Many anglers enjoy surfcasting because it allows them to fish without a boat.

  • During summer evenings, families can often be seen surfcasting on the sandy beaches.

  • He spent the morning surfcasting along the rocky coastline, hoping to catch some striped bass.

  • Many anglers enjoy surfcasting because it allows them to fish without a boat.

  • During summer evenings, families can often be seen surfcasting on the sandy beaches.

Surface Forms

surfcasting infinitive
surfcasted past
surfcasted past participle
surfcasting present participle
surfcasts third person singular

Morphology

surfcasting = surfcast (transparent) = surf + cast + ing

Present-participle/gerund formation from the verb 'surfcast' with a regular -ing; the action meaning is directly compositional from 'surf' + 'cast'.

Etymology

Surfcasting comes from the parts surf ('sea waves') and cast ('to throw'), so to surfcast is to throw a fishing line into the sea from the shore.