trawl
/tɹɔːl/ · noun
Meaning
- A net or dragnet used for trawling.
- A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
- To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.
- To fish from a slow-moving boat.
- To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
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