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trawl line

n. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) [syn: trawl, spiller, setline, trotline]

Usage examples of "trawl line".

Fish- ermen decked out in foul-weather gear and boots slogged through the drizzle as they loaded bait buckets and tubs of coiled trawl line on their boats in preparation for a day at sea.

He was several fathoms under when his hand touched the trawl line that led back up to the surface.