Phrase guide

fishing line

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cord

Narrower terms: handline, hand line, night-line, trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կարթաթել (kartʻatʻel) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Armenian: կարթալար (kartʻalar) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Basque: amu-hari — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Belarusian: лёска (ljóska) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Bulgarian: леса́ (lesá) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Catalan: llinya — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釣魚線 /钓鱼线 (diàoyúxiàn) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釣線 /钓线 (diàoxiàn) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釣絲 /钓丝 (diàosī) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚絲 /鱼丝 (yúsī) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Czech: vlasec — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Estonian: õngenöör — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Finnish: siima — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • French: ligne de pêche — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Galician: sedela — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Galician: tanza — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Galician: liña — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • German: Angelschnur — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • German: Angelleine — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Greek: ορμιά (ormiá) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ancient Greek: θῶμιγξ (thôminx) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ancient Greek: μήρινθος (mḗrinthos) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Hungarian: horgászzsinór — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ingrian: siima — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Irish: dorú (iascaireachta) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Italian: lenza — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Japanese: 釣り糸 (tsuriito) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Khmer: រនង (rɔɔrɔnɔɔng) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Khmer: ខ្សែសន្ទូច (khsae sɑɑsɑntuuc) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Korean: 낚싯줄 (naksitjul) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Niuean: afo — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Norman: lîngne dé pêque — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Old Norse: vaðr — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Polish: żyłka — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Portuguese: linha — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Portuguese: linha de pesca — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Portuguese: sedela — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Russian: ле́ска (léska) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Samoan: afo — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Scottish Gaelic: driamlach — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Slovak: vlasec — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Slovene: ribiška vrvica — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Spanish: cuerda de pescar — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Spanish: hilo de pescar — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Spanish: sedal — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Spanish: tanza — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Swedish: fiskelina — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Swedish: metrev — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Thai: สายเบ็ด (sǎai-bèt) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Turkish: misina — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ottoman Turkish: اولته (olta) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ottoman Turkish: مسینه (mesine) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ukrainian: волосі́нь (volosínʹ) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Ukrainian: лі́ска (líska) — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Unami: amànatàkw — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
  • Woiwurrung: wudhel-wudhel — chord or line where the hook or lure is attached