fishing line
noun
: a long line or cord attached to a hook and used for fishing
also
: the type of line designed for this purpose
a length of fishing line
—used specifically for a strong, usually monofilament cord made from a polymer (such as nylon or Dacron) … is held firm in the pot by plaster of paris and covered with sphagnum moss bound with clear fishing line. —
Patricia Leigh Brown
Patricia Leigh Brown Just about any string, cord or thread will do for a kite line, but because the best line supplied adequate strength with minimal wind resistance and weight, a thin, strong line is clearly better than a thick, weak one. Monofilament fishing line has both qualities, but many kiters shun it for the same reason fishermen curse it: it gets hopelessly tangled up in itself. —Robert Kimber
Robert Kimber Examples of fishing line in a Sentence
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Plastic bottles, candy wrappers and miles and miles of fishing line drift with the tides, endangering sea life.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The bird had fishing line wrapped around its body with knotted material trailing behind it, the group said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Something jerked my own fishing line dangling more than 400 feet below the shiny ocean surface.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
The lesson includes fascinating tidbits about the albatross, but also how plastic pollution and entanglements from fishing lines, hooks, and nets are a real threat to the birds.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
In 2019 and 2020, the fishing line danger to whales resulted in a crabbing delay of several weeks.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
The right box will be large enough to carry all of your fishing supplies—lures, pliers, hooks, sinkers, extra fishing line, jigs, and baits—without being overly bulky.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Tie fishing line to the hooks and suspend the reflectors from a metal ring at varying heights.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
Over the decades, Florida’s reefs have been hammered by humans with everything from pollution and dredging sediments to boat anchors, fishing lines and diver fins.
—Alie Skowronski, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The bird had fishing line wrapped around its body with knotted material trailing behind it, the group said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Something jerked my own fishing line dangling more than 400 feet below the shiny ocean surface.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
The lesson includes fascinating tidbits about the albatross, but also how plastic pollution and entanglements from fishing lines, hooks, and nets are a real threat to the birds.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
In 2019 and 2020, the fishing line danger to whales resulted in a crabbing delay of several weeks.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
The right box will be large enough to carry all of your fishing supplies—lures, pliers, hooks, sinkers, extra fishing line, jigs, and baits—without being overly bulky.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Tie fishing line to the hooks and suspend the reflectors from a metal ring at varying heights.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
Over the decades, Florida’s reefs have been hammered by humans with everything from pollution and dredging sediments to boat anchors, fishing lines and diver fins.
—Alie Skowronski, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
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