Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A long fishing line anchored at both ends and bearing baited hooks at regular intervals along its length.
  • noun A fishing line affixed at one end to an object on the shore and left unattended.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word setline.

Examples

  • The International Pacific Halibut Commission, established by Canada and the United States in 1923 to manage the halibut resource, determined that factors such as over-exploitation by the setline fishery, juvenile halibut bycatch, and adverse environmental conditions led to the decline in abundance [166].

    Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.