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trawl

[ trawl ]

noun

  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 intervals.


verb (used without object)

  1. to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
  2. to fish with a trawl line.
  3. to troll.

verb (used with object)

  1. to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
  2. to drag (a trawl net).
  3. to troll.

trawl

/ ٰɔː /

noun

  1. Also calledtrawl net a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
  2. Also calledtrawl line a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys See also setline trotline
  3. the act of trawling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
  2. sea fishing tr to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
  3. intrfoll byfor to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. angling another word for troll 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰɱa· adjective
  • ٰɱa·i·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trawl1

1475–85; < Middle Dutch tragel (noun), tragelen (v.); cognate with trail
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trawl1

C17: from Middle Dutch traghelen to drag, from Latin ٰ岵ܱ dragnet; see trail
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Specialist detectives trawled through thousands of anonymous Encrochat messages which detailed drug deals, firearms sales, and assassination attempts, the NCA said.

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"The British public want police on the streets - fighting crime and protecting families - not trawling social media for things someone might find offensive," Badenoch said.

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“It seems remarkable that the Thai government permitted its fishing fleet to commence trawl fishing,” the organization said in its final report.

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It also said the OfS had failed to respond to the university's requests to engage with its staff in person, with Prof Roseneil describing the investigation as a "trawl of documents".

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The committee cast a wide net, using a programming tool to trawl more than 32,000 project descriptions for 699 keywords and phrases that they identified as linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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