Thesaurus: trawl

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1. v. t. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
2. n. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter.
3. n. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.
4. n. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
5. n. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
6. v. fish with trawlers
7. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. 1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. & Canada] 2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.
8. v:32/n:68 n. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) n. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths v. fish with trawlers