fishing line
noun [C or U]Definition
› strong plastic string used with a fishing rod to catch fishFishingCommercial fishing
(Definition of fishing line noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- angling noun
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- bait verb (FISH/ANIMAL)
- beater noun (PERSON)
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- harpoon verb
- hunt saboteur noun
- hunt verb (CHASE)
- pointer noun (DOG)
- reel noun (HOLDER)
- sinker noun
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