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Trawl

/tɹɔːl/

A net or dragnet used for trawling.

📖 Definitions of "Trawl"

noun
  1. 1

    A net or dragnet used for trawling.

  2. 2

    A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.

verb
  1. 1

    To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.

  2. 2

    To fish from a slow-moving boat.

  3. 3

    To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.

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