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1Gill net — Gill Gill (g[i^]l), n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g[ a]l, Icel. gj[ o]lnar gills; cf. AS. geagl, geahl, jaw.] 1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. [1913 Webster] Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.… …
2gill-net — gill net, a net, suspended vertically in the water, to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through. gill net «GIHL NEHT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to catch fish by means of a gill net …
3gill net — gill′ net [[t]gɪl[/t]] n. a curtainlike net, suspended vertically in the water, with meshes of such a size as to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through • Etymology: 1790–1800, amer …
4gill net — ☆ gill net [gil ] n. a net set upright in the water to catch fish by entangling their gills in its meshes …
5gill net — noun a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun Etymology: gill (III) : a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to …
6single gill net — set gill net …
7stake gill net — a gill net hanging from poles or stakes in estuaries and shallow bays. Also called fixed gillnet, set gill net …
8surface gill net — a set gill net fixed to fish near the surface. Also called anchor surface net …
9circle gill net — a gill net in shallow water drawn around a school of fish so that the fish may be scared into gilling themselve …
10diver gill net — a gill net that drifts along the bottom, its weights being calculated to allow this, e.g. used in rivers for salmon …
