trawl net

/trɔl nɛt/
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Other forms: trawl nets

Definitions of trawl net
  1. noun
    a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
    synonyms: dragnet, trawl
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    type of:
    fishing net, fishnet
    a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
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