trawl-line
1trawl-line — trawlˈ line noun A buoyed line with baited hooks at intervals • • • Main Entry: ↑trawl …
2trawl line — noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) • Syn: ↑trawl, ↑spiller, ↑setline, ↑trotline • Derivationally related forms: ↑trawl (for: ↑trawl) …
3trawl line — noun (C) AmE a long fishing line to which many smaller lines are fastened …
4trawl — or trawlnet [trôl] n. [< ? MDu traghel, dragnet < ? L tragula: see TRAIL] 1. a large, baglike net dragged by a boat along the bottom of a fishing bank: also trawlnet ☆ 2. a long line supported by buoys, from which many short fishing lines… …
5trawl — trawlable, adj. trawlability, n. /trawl/, n. 1. Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom. 2. Also called trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at …
6trawl — /trɔl / (say trawl) noun 1. Also, trawl net. a strong fishing net dragged along the sea bottom in trawling. 2. Also, US, trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals. –verb (i) …
7trawl — [[t]trɔl[/t]] n. 1) Also called trawl′ net . a strong fishing net dragged along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there 2) Also called trawl′ line . a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached… …
8trawl — verb 1》 fish or catch with a trawl net or seine. 2》 search thoroughly. noun 1》 an act of trawling. 2》 (also trawl net) a large wide mouthed fishing net dragged by a boat along the bottom of the sea or a lake. 3》 (also trawl line) N. Amer. a long… …
9trawl — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a fish with a trawl or seine. b seek a suitable candidate etc. by sifting through a large number. 2 tr. a catch by trawling. b seek a suitable candidate etc. from (a certain area or group etc.) (trawled the schools for new… …
10trawl — 1 verb (I, T) 1 (I, T) to search through a lot of documents, lists, etc in order to find out information (+ through): I ll have to trawl through all my lecture notes again. 2 to fish by dragging a special wide net behind a boat: trawling the bay… …
