Synonyms for trotline

Most common

trawl · spiller · setline

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).

Forms

Plural

trotlines → setlines, trawls, spillers…

Example sentences

• trawl Tom went to a charity shop to trawl through all the records they had for sale.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

trawl

7 letters

spiller², setline

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spiller² = 2 syllables).