- trawl-fish
- trawlˈ-fish nounFish caught with a trawl• • •Main Entry: ↑trawl
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trawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. net, dragnet, seine. v. beam or otter trawl, fish, net, haul, drag, seine. See traction, pursuit. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. net, dragnet, line … English dictionary for students
trawl´a|ble — trawl «trl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a large, strong net dragged along the bottom of the sea, used in commercial fishing, dredging for deep sea scientific specimens, or the like. 2. a strong line supported by buoys and having many short lines with… … Useful english dictionary
trawl — or trawlnet [trôl] n. [< ? MDu traghel, dragnet < ? L tragula: see TRAIL] 1. a large, baglike net dragged by a boat along the bottom of a fishing bank: also trawlnet ☆ 2. a long line supported by buoys, from which many short fishing lines… … English World dictionary
Fish and chips — Fish and chips, photographed in Norfolk, England Fish and chips (colloquially known as a fish supper in Scotland and Northern Ireland) is a popular take away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It typically consists of… … Wikipedia
Trawl — Trawl, v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. tr[^o]ter, to drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Troll}, v. t.] To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trawl — ► VERB 1) fish or catch with a trawl net or seine. 2) search thoroughly. ► NOUN 1) an act of trawling. 2) (also trawl net) a large wide mouthed fishing net dragged by a boat along the bottom of the sea or a lake. ORIGIN probably from D … English terms dictionary
trawl net — trawl ,net noun count a TRAWL for catching fish … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fish — [v] throwing bait to catch seafood angle, bait, bait the hook*, bob, cast, cast one’s hook*, cast one’s net*, chum, extract, extricate, find, go fishing, haul out*, net, produce, pull out, seine, trawl, troll; concept 363 … New thesaurus
trawl — trawlable, adj. trawlability, n. /trawl/, n. 1. Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom. 2. Also called trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at … Universalium
trawl — /trɔl / (say trawl) noun 1. Also, trawl net. a strong fishing net dragged along the sea bottom in trawling. 2. Also, US, trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals. –verb (i) …
