CEFR B1

trotline

noun

Meaning

trotline means (fishing) A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses trotline to mean (fishing) A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it....
The teacher asked students to find trotline in the reading.

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trotline (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses trotline to mean (fishing) A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it....
The teacher asked students to find trotline in the reading.
Check the words around trotline to choose the right meaning.

How to Use trotline

a/the trotline (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a trotline."
trotline in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked trotline in context before translating it."

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