seine

¹ American  

[seyn] / seɪn /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

seined, seining

1. to fish for or catch with a seine.

2. to use a seine in (water).

verb (used without object)

seined, seining

1. to fish with a seine.

Seine ² American  

[seyn, sen] / seɪn, sɛn /

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.

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seine ¹ British  

/ 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

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verb

1. to catch (fish) using this net

Seine ² British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of seine

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