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bankline

bankline noun: a heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.

Noun

bankline (plural banklines)

  1. A heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.

Forms of bankline

pluralbanklines

Origin of bankline

From bank + line.

Questions about bankline

What does bankline mean?
Bankline means a heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.
What part of speech is bankline?
Bankline is a noun.
What is the plural of bankline?
The plural of bankline is banklines.

Words near bankline in the dictionary

  1. bankless
  2. banklessness
  3. banklet
  4. banklets
  5. banklike
  6. bankline
  7. banklines
  8. bankman
  9. Bankmans
  10. bankmen
  11. banknote

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