Meanings
nounfishing ground (plural fishing grounds)
plural fishing grounds
- An area of water used for fishing (usually a sea area).
The harbour is now a terminus of the Hebridean car-ferry service to Stornoway in Lewis, and the fishing grounds of the Minch attract many boats from east-coast ports.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 389, about Ullapool
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 漁場 /渔场
- 漁場 /渔场 (yúchǎng)area of water used for fishing
Finnish apaja, kalavesi
- apajaarea of water used for fishing
- kalavesiarea of water used for fishing
- kalastusaluearea of water used for fishing
French zone de pêche
- zone de pêchearea of water used for fishing
Hungarian halászterület, tanya
- halászterületarea of water used for fishing
- tanyaarea of water used for fishing
Māori tauranga hī ika, taunga ika
- tauranga hī ikaarea of water used for fishing
- taunga ikaarea of water used for fishing
- tauranga ikaarea of water used for fishing
- mahinga ikaarea of water used for fishing
- taungaarea of water used for fishing
Polish łowisko
- łowiskoarea of water used for fishing
Russian рыбное место
- рыбное место (rybnoje mesto)area of water used for fishing
Spanish caladero
- caladeroarea of water used for fishing
Swedish fiskevatten
- fiskevattenarea of water used for fishing
Turkish balıklava
- balıklavaarea of water used for fishing
Cite this entry
APA
fishing ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20ground
MLA
“fishing ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20ground. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishing ground,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20ground.
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