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fly fishing

fly fishing noun: a form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

Noun

fly fishing (uncountable)

  1. A form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

Forms of fly fishing

alternative formflyfishing
alternative formfly-fishing

Questions about fly fishing

What does fly fishing mean?
Fly fishing means a form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.
What part of speech is fly fishing?
Fly fishing is a noun.

Words near fly fishing in the dictionary

  1. fly by the seat of one's pants
  2. fly car
  3. fly cars
  4. fly cutter
  5. fly cutters
  6. fly fishing
  7. fly fungi
  8. fly fungus
  9. fly grazing
  10. fly half
  11. fly high

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