seine

¹

[ seyn ]

noun

1. a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.

verb (used with object)

, seined, sein·ing.

1. to fish for or catch with a seine.
2. to use a seine in (water).

verb (used without object)

, seined, sein·ing.

1. to fish with a seine.

Seine

²

[ seyn; French sen ]

noun

1. a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
2. a former department in N France.

seine

¹

/ seɪn /

noun

1. a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom

verb

1. to catch (fish) using this net

Seine

²

/ seɪn; sɛn /

noun

1. a river in N France, rising on the Plateau de Langres and flowing northwest through Paris to the English Channel: the second longest river in France, linked by canal with the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine, Saône, and Loire. Length: 776 km (482 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of seine¹

before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net

Word History and Origins

Origin of seine¹

Old English segne, from Latin sagēna, from Greek sagēnē; related to Old High German segina, Old French saïne

Example Sentences

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”

From The Daily Beast

So I went to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital a couple of miles away and across the Seine.

From The Daily Beast

She has turned the London Tower Bridge and a floating glass boat over the Paris Seine into runways in the past.

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Sarkozy, then mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, had performed their wedding.

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In 1732, one Henri Pitot was taking scientific measurements of the flow of the Seine.

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Les rivieres de Seine & d'Aulbe rendent le lieu de cette Baronnie autant agreable, que fort & avantageux la defense.

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The Seine and Aulbe rivers render the situation of this domain as beautiful as it is strong and eligible for defense.

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At night we hauled the seine, and procured about four dozen fish, principally mullet.

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Armed boats floated upon the Seine, at the two extremities of Paris, that every possible passage of escape might be closed.

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His lands reached from the department of Seine-et-Marne into that of the Aube.

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