trotline C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure Also spelled trot-line US /ˌtɹɑtˈlaɪ̯n/ UK /ˌtɹɒtˈlaɪ̯n/ See IPA manual Freq #421234 Meanings 1 noun a long fishing line set in the water with many shorter baited lines and hooks attached At dusk, the fisherman checked each hook on the trotline for catfish. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long fishing line set in... setlinetrawl line Word family Related forms fishing linehooklongline Etymology A compound of trot + line, recorded in American English for a fishing line carrying a series of shorter hooked lines. The exact motivation for trot in the compound is uncertain. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trotline **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtɹɑtˈlaɪ̯n/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtɹɒtˈlaɪ̯n/ **Frequency rank:** 421234 ## Meanings 1. a long fishing line set in the water with many shorter baited lines and hooks attached ## Examples - At dusk, the fisherman checked each hook on the trotline for catfish. ## Synonyms - setline - trawl line ## Related Forms - fishing line - hook - longline ## Etymology A compound of trot + line, recorded in American English for a fishing line carrying a series of shorter hooked lines. The exact motivation for trot in the compound is uncertain. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown