ledger line

noun

1. Also Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
2. Angling. a line so set that both the bait and sinker rest on the bottom.

ledger line

noun

1. music a short line placed above or below the staff to accommodate notes representing pitches above or below the staff
2. angling a line using ledger tackle

Word History and Origins

Origin of ledger line¹

1690–1700 ledger line fordef 2; 1880–85 ledger line fordef 1

Example Sentences

There may not be a ledger line item showing the effect of these efforts on a company’s profitability, but these entrepreneurs believe there is an impact.

From Washington Post

Around the edge of the stone is a ledger-line, that probably had the emblems of the Evangelists at the angles.

From Project Gutenberg

The compass extends from F below the bass staff to C on the second ledger-line above the treble.

From Project Gutenberg