surfcast

English

Alternative forms

• surf cast
• surf-cast

Etymology

surf +‎ cast

Verb

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.
   • 2006, Richard Rosenthal, The Dandelion War, →ISBN, page 50:

     "From the beach? You surfcasted?” She sighed. “You think I can't surfcast because I'm a crip? For your information, I've hauled in 50-pound stripers from my wheelchair!”

Translations

To fish by casting a line into the surf near a shoreline

• Maori: māngoingoi

Noun

surfcast (plural surfcasts)

1. An instance of surfcasting.
   • 2010, Tom Keer, Flyfisher's Guide to the New England Coast, →ISBN, page 178:

     Night fishing is the best time to fish here, and you'll see lots of surfcasts tossing Danny Plugs.