Meanings
noundropline (plural droplines)
plural droplines
- A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
Similar
drop linestepped linestagger headstaggered headstephead
Broader
headlinenewspaper headline
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
dropline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropline
MLA
“dropline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropline. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropline.
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