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seine
1[ seyn ]
noun
- a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
verb (used with object)
- to fish for or catch with a seine.
- to use a seine in (water).
verb (used without object)
- to fish with a seine.
Seine
2[ seyn; French sen ]
noun
- a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
- a former department in N France.
seine
1/ seɪn /
noun
- a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom
verb
- to catch (fish) using this net
Seine
2/ seɪn; sɛn /
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of seine1
Example Sentences
Using a seine, the Karuk Tribe fisheries team formed a circle and pulled up their catch.
Using a seine net, they formed a circle and pulled up their catch.
The most common method used to catch oily fish is known as "seine" fishing, one of the most environmentally friendly fishing techniques in use today:
Their wiggling catch arrives alive, not smushed as in a purse seine, or ripped and bleeding from a gill net.
Reef netting differs from other fishing methods – gillnetting, beach seining and purse seining — in that the boats and net are stationary; they’re tethered to the sea bottom with minimal anchors.
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