Also spelled fish-line

US /ˈfɪʃˌlaɪn/ UK /ˈfɪʃˌlaɪn/
noun Freq #836133

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a line or cord fitted with a hook and used for fishing; a fishing line

    They found a fishline as thick as a little finger among the cabin's supplies.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a line or cord fitted with... fishing lineangling line
Word family
Forms fish-lines
Derived forms fishlining
Related forms fishlinefishing tackle

Etymology

A compound of fish and line. Fishline is an established but now less common alternative to fishing line for the cord used to carry a hook and bait.

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