Home › Words › B › banklinebanklinebankline means A heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.EtymologyFrom bank + line.nounA heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.freeline 65% match — To fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc. vs bankline →fishline 64% match — A fishing line. vs bankline →backlead 63% match — An additional weight on a fishing line, to ensure that the line rests on the bed of the lake. vs bankline →handline 62% match — A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands. vs bankline →dropline 62% match — A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks. vs bankline →banklet 61% match — A little bank (of a stream etc.). vs bankline →banklike 58% match — Having the characteristics of a bank building. vs bankline →floatline 58% match — Synonym of corkline. vs bankline →