fishing line

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fishing line

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

noun fishing lines

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

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noun chord or line where the hook or lure is attached

Españolcuerda de pescar, hilo de pescar, sedal, tanza
한국어낚싯줄 naksitjul
日本語釣り糸 tsuriito
中文釣魚線 /钓鱼线 diàoyúxiàn, 釣線 /钓线 diàoxiàn, 釣絲 /钓丝 diàosī, 魚絲 /鱼丝 yúsī
Portuguêslinha, linha de pesca, sedela
Françaisligne de pêche
DeutschAngelschnur, Angelleine
Italianolenza
Ελληνικάορμιά ormiá
Русскийле́ска léska

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@misc{fishing_line_2026,
  title = {fishing line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fishing%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}