"surfcast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surfcasts [plural]
Etymology: surf + cast Etymology templates: {{compound|en|surf|cast}} surf + cast Head templates: {{en-noun}} surfcast (plural surfcasts)
  1. An instance of surfcasting.
    Sense id: en-surfcast-en-noun-p-fdtkR7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: surf cast, surf-cast

Verb

Forms: surfcasts [present, singular, third-person], surfcasting [participle, present], surfcasted [participle, past], surfcasted [past], surfcast [participle, past], surfcast [past]
Etymology: surf + cast Etymology templates: {{compound|en|surf|cast}} surf + cast Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=surfcast}} surfcast (third-person singular simple present surfcasts, present participle surfcasting, simple past and past participle surfcasted or surfcast)
  1. (intransitive) To fish by casting into the surf near the shoreline. Tags: intransitive Translations (To fish by casting a line into the surf near a shoreline): māngoingoi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-surfcast-en-verb-xDOk4M3A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: surf cast, surf-cast

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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