filet

Definitions of filet
  1. noun
    a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
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    type of:
    morceau, tranche
    a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
  2. noun
    a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
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    type of:
    bifteck
    a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
  3. noun
    game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
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    équipement sportif
    equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
  4. noun
    a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
    synonyms: filet à papillons
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    types:
    filet de pêche
    a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
    chalut
    a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
    type of:
    guet-apens, piège, piège à gibier
    a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
  5. noun
    a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
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    type of:
    but
    game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
  6. noun
    carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car
    synonyms: porte-bagages
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    type of:
    porte-bagages
    a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
  7. noun
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
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    type of:
    textile, tissu, étoffe
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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