Associations to the word «Trawling»

Wiktionary

TRAWL, noun. A net or dragnet used for trawling. [from the 16th c.]
TRAWL, noun. A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
TRAWL, verb. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
TRAWL, verb. To fish from a slow moving boat.
TRAWL, verb. To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
TRAWL WHITING, noun. Southern school whiting

Dictionary definition

TRAWL, noun. A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).
TRAWL, noun. A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths.
TRAWL, verb. Fish with trawlers.

Wise words

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Confucius