trawl-net
1trawl-net — trawlˈ net noun A trawl • • • Main Entry: ↑trawl …
2trawl net — trawl ,net noun count a TRAWL for catching fish …
3trawl net — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trawl net : singular trawl net plural trawl nets a trawl for catching fish …
4trawl net — noun a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths • Syn: ↑trawl, ↑dragnet • Derivationally related forms: ↑trawl (for: ↑trawl) • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑ …
5trawl-net — n. [Written also Traul net.] Dragnet, trail net, trawl …
6trawl — ► 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 …
7trawl — 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 …
8trawl — /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) …
9trawl — trawl1 [tro:l US tro:l] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Middle Dutch; Origin: tragelen, from tragel net pulled along behind , probably from Latin tragula; TRAIL1] 1.) to search through a lot of documents, lists etc in order to find out… …
10trawl — [[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… …
