Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as trawl, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as trawl, n., 2.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A kind of fishing net; a trawl.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

Etymologies

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trawl +‎ net

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Examples

  • These are some facts you need to know about sea horses and their fate: Their habitat is under siege from climate change and destruction by trawlnet fishing.

    Christian Science Monitor | All Stories 2010

  • (of trawlnet) (de chalut) (de arte de arrastre) codline raban da cul estrobillo

    Chapter 5 1983

  • (of fyke net) (de verveux) (biturn con alas) tickler chain chaine gratteuse cadena pare levantar camarn trammelnet trmail trasmallo trapnet filet pige nasa, trampa trawl board panneau de chalut puerta del arte trawler chalutier arrastreto trawl gear engin de chalutage arte de arrastre trawlnet chalut red de arrastre troller bateau de pche la traine curricanero trolling pche la traine pesca a la cacea trynet chalut d'essai red de ensayo

    Chapter 5 1983

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