fishline
noun
fishing line
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a variation of
fishline.
Example Sentences
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Until now, every confirmed video or observation of a live goblin shark came only after the animal had been accidentally caught on a fishing line and brought to the surface.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
As the sea lapped around him, he balanced himself on a rock and cast a fishing line into the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
That’s where she’s been on the mend since early March, when she arrived with a hook lodged in her throat and a flipper that was mostly dead from fishing line that had choked off circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
They were suspended underneath on a length of fishing line.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
She kept pulling until the invisible fishing line turned into wet, knotted cord.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
