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Definition of Trawl
1. Verb. Fish with trawlers. "The men trawl for animals in the area"
2. Noun. A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).
3. Noun. A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths.
Definition of Trawl
1. v. i. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
2. n. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter.
Definition of Trawl
1. Noun. A net or dragnet used for trawling. (defdate from the 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline. ¹
3. Verb. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. ¹
4. Verb. To fish from a slow moving boat. ¹
5. Verb. To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trawl
1. to fish by dragging a net along the sea bottom [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Trawl
1. To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. Origin: OF. Trauler, troller, F. Troter, to drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf. Troll. 1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. 2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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