Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

fishline

American  
[fish-lahyn] / ˈfɪʃˌlaɪn /
Or fishing line

noun

  1. a line attached to a fishhook used in fishing.


Etymology

Origin of fishline

An Americanism dating back to 1630–40; fish + line 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Give Denham a map, a fishline, a toy boat, a cave, solitude.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Grand Coulee, Wash., Fisherman F. M. Heaton, returning home fishless, encountered a rattlesnake, tied a slipknot in his fishline, made a cast, proceeded homeward with a rattlesnake steak.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a pocket for fishline and flies; another pocket jammed tight with first aid equipment, a snakebite kit, a small whetstone, and other necessities of outdoor life.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

First came a piece of wood with a fishline wound around it.

From Seven O'Clock Stories by Anderson, Robert Gordon

He was watching eagerly as his new fishline of ravelled rope pulled taut in the stream.

From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "fishline" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com