💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ghost net"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| set netverb | To fish using a set net. |
| fishing netnoun | A net used for fishing. |
| setnetnoun | Alternative form of set net. [A fishing net that is used by securing it to a fixed underwater framework.] |
| trail netnoun | (fishing) A dragnet. |
| set-netnoun | Alternative form of set net. [A fishing net that is used by securing it to a fixed underwater framework.] |
| fishnetnoun | (uncountable) A fabric mesh with an open diamond-shaped structure. |
| cast netnoun | A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line. |
| 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. |
| ghost gearnoun | Fishing gear that is lost, abandoned, or deliberately discarded into the ocean, thence becoming a marine pollutant. |
| gillnetnoun | (fishing) A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills. |
| drift netnoun | (fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat. |
| lift netnoun | (fishing) A large mechanically-operated fishing net with a cantilever, left underwater before being raised again to retrieve the catch. |
| dropnetnoun | (fishing) A fishing net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish. |
| townetnoun | A net pulled through the water to collect objects or specimens; a dragnet. |
| driftnetnoun | Alternative spelling of drift net. [(fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat.] |
| scap-netnoun | A fishing net for catching minnows, etc. |
| spring netnoun | (fishing) A fishing net that closes by means of a spring. |
| pocket netnoun | A kind of small net for the recapture of aquatic organisms in scientific studies. |
| wolf netnoun | (historical) A kind of fishing net, capable of catching many fish at a time. |
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