trawl a net
1trawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. net, dragnet, seine. v. beam or otter trawl, fish, net, haul, drag, seine. See traction, pursuit. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. net, dragnet, line …
2trawl — ► 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. ORIGIN probably from D …
3trawl´a|ble — trawl «trl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a large, strong net dragged along the bottom of the sea, used in commercial fishing, dredging for deep sea scientific specimens, or the like. 2. a strong line supported by buoys and having many short lines with… …
4trawl-net — trawlˈ net noun A trawl • • • Main Entry: ↑trawl …
5trawl — 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… …
6trawl net — trawl ,net noun count a TRAWL for catching fish …
7Trawl — Trawl, n. 1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. & Canada] [1913 Webster] 2. A large bag net attached to a beam with… …
8net-fish — netˈ fish noun Any fish, like the herring, usu caught in nets (cf ↑trawl fish and ↑line fish) • • • Main Entry: ↑net …
9trawl — 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 …
10trawl — /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) …