Home › Words › F › fishlinefishlinefishline means A fishing line.EtymologyFrom fish + line.nounA fishing line.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 67% match — To fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc. vs fishline →flyrod 64% match — a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly vs fishline →bankline 64% match — A heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater. vs fishline →floatline 63% match — Synonym of corkline. vs fishline →handline 63% match — A single fishing line without a rod, but usually attached to a reel, held in the hands. vs fishline →dropline 63% match — A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks. vs fishline →cuttyhunk 63% match — A fishing line made from linen threads twisted together. vs fishline →fishlining 62% match — The practice of attaching an object to a string so as to pass it illicitly from one prison cell to another. vs fishline →