purse seine

/pərs seɪn/
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Definitions of purse seine
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
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