downrigger

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noun

A large reel of heavily weighted steel wire fishing line used to fish with trolled bait at great depths.

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Meanings

noundownrigger (plural downriggers)

plural downriggers

  1. fishingA large reel of heavily weighted steel wire fishing line used to fish with trolled bait at great depths.
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APA

downrigger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downrigger

MLA

“downrigger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downrigger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downrigger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downrigger.

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