dropline
/ˈdrɑpˌlaɪn/
noun
- A fishing line with multiple hooks that is dropped vertically into the water.
- She pulled up the dropline to find three fish on the hooks.
- He set a dropline from the dock to catch crabs.
- The fishermen used a dropline baited with squid for deep-sea fishing.
- A vertical line of text or a design element that drops below the baseline, often used in typography or web design.
- The designer added a dropline to the first letter of the paragraph.
- The website used a dropline effect to make the headings stand out.
- In the newsletter, the title had a dropline that extended below the text.