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trawl
[ trawl ]
noun
- Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
- Also called trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.
verb (used without object)
- to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
- to fish with a trawl line.
- to troll.
verb (used with object)
- to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
- to drag (a trawl net).
- to troll.
trawl
/ trɔːl /
noun
- Also calledtrawl net a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
- the act of trawling
verb
- sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
- sea fishing tr to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
- intrfoll byfor to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
noun
- angling another word for troll 1
Other Words From
- trawla·ble adjective
- trawla·bili·ty noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trawl1
Example Sentences
After trawling the national archives and cross referencing eye-witness accounts, family letters and war office reports, Ms Nash was able to identify these men as Sergeant Northey and Major Patrick Angier.
After the authorities trawled through her phone, another friend was arrested - and Kim was charged with drug trafficking.
Restrictions on scallop dredging and prawn trawling required additional legislation which ministers promised to introduce in two stages.
In one glaring recent example, the advocacy group Oceana U.K. found evidence that the United Kingdom allows bottom trawling in many of its MPAs.
They joined dredgers trawling for scallops along the UK coastline.
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