Home › Words › G › gangiongangion/ˈɡænd͡ʒiən/gangion means A short line attached to a trawl.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, gangion ranks #41,717 of 42,747 for Qualifying.gangion is pronounced /ˈɡænd͡ʒiən/.EtymologyProbably an alteration of ganging (“fishing leader for attaching a hook to a line”).nounA short line attached to a trawl.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ganging 68% match — A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing. vs gangion →gangline 61% match — A central line connecting a sled etc. to the individual tuglines of the animals that draw it. vs gangion →girtline 59% match — A gantline. vs gangion →guyline 53% match — A rope or cable (a line) used to restrain the motion of something. As a cable used to prevent a mast from falling over. vs gangion →tailcord 53% match — Synonym of tailgut. vs gangion →dropline 53% match — A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks. vs gangion →snakeline 53% match — A small line wrapped around two ropes in order to keep them together. vs gangion →contline 52% match — The spiral groove between the strands of a rope. vs gangion →