visnet

Definitions of visnet
  1. noun
    a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
    synonyms: schepnet
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    schepnet
    a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water
    treknet
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
    boomkor, kuil, sleepnet, trawl, trawlnet, treil, treilnet, treknet
    a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
    sleepnet
    a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
    type of:
    maaswerk, net, vangnet
    a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
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