Meanings
plural floatlines
- Synonym of corkline.
Generally, there will be equal selvedges to the floatline and leadline.
1987, Ludvik Karlsen, Bjorn A. Bjarnason, Small-scale Fishing with Driftnets, →ISBN, page 332 more examples
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 46If 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 line.
2010, Code of Federal Regulations: 2000, page 824Synonyms: corkline
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of corkline.
Origin
Cite this entry
floatline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floatline
“floatline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floatline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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