Fishing line (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fishing line" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fishing line"):

hand line; handline (a fishing line managed principally by hand)

night-line (a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night)

setline; spiller; trawl; trawl line; trotline (a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys))

Holonyms ("fishing line" is a member of...):

fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle (gear used in fishing)

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