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trawl
[trawl]
noun
Also called trawl net.a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
Also called trawl line.a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.
verb (used without object)
to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
to fish with a trawl line.
to troll.
verb (used with object)
to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
to drag (a trawl net).
to troll.
trawl
/ ٰɔː /
noun
verb
sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
sea fishing (tr) to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
noun
angling another word for troll 1
Other Word Forms
- trawlable adjective
- trawlability noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trawl1
Example Sentences
Even if enough countries sign there are concerns from environmentalists, including Sir David Attenborough, that there is nothing explicit in the Treaty to ban bottom trawling in these MPAs.
The announcement comes as a UN Ocean Conference begins on Monday in France, and amid warnings from Sir David Attenborough that bottom trawling is destroying areas of the seabed and marine life.
Determined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several different shops armed with a tape measure in search of the right suitcase.
The documentary draws attention to the potential damage from some fishing practices, like bottom trawling, for marine life and the ability of the ocean to lock up planet-warming carbon.
Ocean contains some of the most graphic footage of the damage that bottom trawling – a common fishing practice around the world - can do to the seabed.
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