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Meanings of line-fishing in anglès

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The art or sport of catching fish with a rod and line and a baited hook or other lure, such as a fly.

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Examples for "fishing"
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At least 20 fishing boats were reported missing at sea, police said.
Reuters
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At the best of times, fishing at sea is a risky business.
The Irish Times
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The Naval Service has detained 18 fishing vessels so far this year.
The Irish Times
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The sea is also a shipping route and has major fishing grounds.
Radio NZ
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Other concerns included how the project would affect fishing, health and sanitation.
Reuters
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Reports confirm a protracted curb on game angling activity again last week.
The Irish Times
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Novice angler events deemed to increase participation in angling will also benefit.
The Irish Times
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He is still, however, angling for a return to the small screen.
Reuters
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One of the inhabitants of Novgorod was angling in the brook Chorny.
Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
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No doubt they will be angling for a two-month competition next time.
The Guardian
Usage of line-fishing in anglès
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This, however, is not the case; line-fishing is universal, and the lights serve mostly for signals.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
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And when we are line-fishing it sucks the bait off our hooks, and sometimes swallows hook and all.
On the Seashore / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VII
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They go out line-fishing in small boats, which are frequently lost in the fog and never heard of again.
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville