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Definition of Drift net
1. Noun. A large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current.
Definition of Drift net
1. Noun. (fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drift Net
Literary usage of Drift net
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by General Assembly, Pennsylvania General Assembly. Senate, Pennsylvania (1823)
"That if any perso -. or persons shall be found making use of a gilling-seine or
drift-net, in the river Delaware, within the jurisdiction of this state, ..."
2. Protocols of Proceedings of the International Marine Conference (1890)
"If it is a misprint, and should be drift- net instead of drag-net, ... The drift-net
is very near the surface of the water, and the whole object of this ..."
3. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature. by William Clowes and Sons (1884)
"DRIFT-NET FISHING. This method of fishing, although not the oldest recorded ...
The importance of drift-net fishing is shown by the fact that it is the only ..."
4. A Complete Practical Treatise on Criminal Procedure, Pleading, and Evidence by John Frederick Archbold, John Jervis, William Newland Welsby, Thomas Whitney Waterman (1853)
"That if any person or persons shall bo found making use of a gilling-seme or
drift-net in the river Delaware, within the jurisdiction of this state, ..."
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