seine
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9.7
- noun
- /seɪn/
- Specialized
:
red de cerco
- A large seine was deployed at the lake to gather fish for the annual fishing festival.
- purse seine
- seine net
- haul seines
Examples
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The Southern and Kamishak Bay Districts allow the use of purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines.
Academic text (2000) -
Then, over a 5-10 year period, the largest fish are harvested selectively with a seine that excludes smaller fish.
Academic text (2000) -
Then they would fish the drag seine outside the gate.
Academic text (2007) -
We'll start sweeping the bottom with a seine.
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There were four drag seines on the west coast of Banks.
Academic text (2007) -
In addition, fishers can drop a purse-seine net over the tuna.
Academic text (2000) -
In the 1840s, haul seines were used for catching fish on Staten Island and probably New Jersey.
Academic text (1990) -
Nets of various sorts, including encircling seine-type nets, have been used for millennia by Ts'msyeen fishers.
Academic text (2007) -
The fisherman cast his seine into the water to capture the school of fish swimming nearby.
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During the summer, local fishers often use a seine to catch herring along the shore.
Synonyms
5
1.4
A net people pull through water to catch fish
2
1.6
A net made of thin threads used to catch fish
A large net two boats use to surround a group of fish and close at the bottom with a line
Compounds
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3.9
A large river in northern France that flows through Paris and into the English Channel
- Specialized
A large net two boats use to surround a group of fish and close at the bottom with a line
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seine comes from an old French word for a 'dragnet' used to catch fish, giving a clear picture of its job in the water.