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Dropnet

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drawnetnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
keepnetnoun(nautical) A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
trail netnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
draught netnoun(fishing) A dragnet.
lift netnoun(fishing) A large mechanically-operated fishing net with a cantilever, left underwater before being raised again to retrieve the catch.
drift netnoun(fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat.
day-netnoun(obsolete) A net for catching small birds.
ghost netnounA fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface.
driftnetnounAlternative spelling of drift net. [(fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat.]
dragnetnoun(law enforcement, figuratively) A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.
drag-netnounAlternative form of dragnet. [(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.]
cast netnounA (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.
droppernounA utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
spring netnoun(fishing) A fishing net that closes by means of a spring.
fishing netnounA net used for fishing.
push netnounA fishing net designed to be pushed through shallow waters to catch shrimps and small fish.
set netverbTo fish using a set net.
townetnounA net pulled through the water to collect objects or specimens; a dragnet.
seinenounA long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
landing netnoun(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.

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