English > fishing line: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached. |
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| Member of | fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig | gear used in fishing |
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| Narrower | handline, hand line | A fishing line managed principally by hand |
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| night-line | A fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night |
| trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline | A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
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| Spanish | palangre, sedal, volantín |
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| Catalan | palangre |
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