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fishing line

fishing line noun: a cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.

Noun

fishing line (countable and uncountable, plural fishing lines)

  1. A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.

fishing line meaning in Tamil and Thai

fishing line in Tamil

துண்டில் கயிறு

fishing line in Thai

chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
สายเบ็ด sǎai-bèt

Forms of fishing line

pluralfishing lines

Origin of fishing line

From Middle English *fyshenge lyne (found in plural fyshenge lynes), equivalent to fishing + line.

Words formed from fishing line

Questions about fishing line

What does fishing line mean?
Fishing line means a cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.
What is fishing line in Tamil?
Fishing line in Tamil is துண்டில் கயிறு. See Fishing line meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fishing line?
Fishing line is a noun.
What is the plural of fishing line?
The plural of fishing line is fishing lines.

Words near fishing line in the dictionary

  1. fishing ground
  2. fishing grounds
  3. fishing hook
  4. fishing hooks
  5. fishing in troubled waters
  6. fishing line
  7. fishing lines
  8. fishing net
  9. fishing nets
  10. fishing one's wish
  11. fishing or cutting bait

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fishing line (page history and authors); fishing line (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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