floatline

Synonym of corkline.

Noun

  1. Synonym of corkline.
    • To attach the bridles, start measuring from the point on the gavel 16 metres from the floatline wheree you have seized the end of the leadline. - 1987, M. Ben-Yami, Purse-seining with Small Boats, →ISBN, page 46:
    • Generally, there will be equal selvedges to the floatline and leadline. - 1987, Ludvik Karlsen, Bjorn A. Bjarnason, Small-scale Fishing with Driftnets, →ISBN, page 33:
    • If rope of appropriate breaking strength is used throughout the floatline or as the up and down line, or if no up and down line is present, then individual weak links are not required on the floatline or up and down...

    Synonyms: corkline

Origin

From float + line.

Forms

floatlines