trawl boat

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• 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

• 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|er — «TR luhr», noun. 1. a boat used in trawling. 2. a person who trawls …   Useful english dictionary

• trawl — trawl1 [tro:l US tro:l] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Middle Dutch; Origin: tragelen, from tragel net pulled along behind , probably from Latin tragula; TRAIL1] 1.) to search through a lot of documents, lists etc in order to find out… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trawl — I UK [trɔːl] / US [trɔl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms trawl : present tense I/you/we/they trawl he/she/it trawls present participle trawling past tense trawled past participle trawled 1) to look for someone or something, for example… …   English dictionary

• trawl — [[t]trɔ͟ːl[/t]] trawls, trawling, trawled 1) VERB If you trawl through a large number of similar things, you search through them looking for something that you want or something that is suitable for a particular purpose. [BRIT] [V through n] A… …   English dictionary

• trawl — trawl1 [ trɔl ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to catch fish by pulling a large net behind a boat 2. ) to look for someone or something, for example by searching through a large amount of information: I ve been trawling the Internet to find …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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. 3》 (also trawl line) N. Amer. a long… …   English new terms dictionary

• trawl — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a fish with a trawl or seine. b seek a suitable candidate etc. by sifting through a large number. 2 tr. a catch by trawling. b seek a suitable candidate etc. from (a certain area or group etc.) (trawled the schools for new… …   Useful english dictionary

• trawl — 1 verb (I, T) 1 (I, T) to search through a lot of documents, lists, etc in order to find out information (+ through): I ll have to trawl through all my lecture notes again. 2 to fish by dragging a special wide net behind a boat: trawling the bay… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trawl — 1. noun /tɹɔːl,tɹɑl,tɹɔl/ a) A net used for trawling. b) A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline. 2. verb /tɹɔːl,tɹɑl,tɹɔl/ a) To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. b) …   Wiktionary