fishing

noun

(uncountable) The act of catching fish.

(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.

Synonyms for fishing

halieuticadj piscatoryadj anglingn piscatorialadj fisheryn

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