to trawl

Examples

• All

• His pa was trawling at sea.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Presently, Jeff fires nets into the sea, one to trawl, the other weighted to dredge.

  Fiction book (2001)

• We're gonna have to trawl the waterways, boys and girls.

  Enemies Closer (2013)

• I'll tell the people trawling the river maybe it makes a difference, maybe not.

  Fiction book (2002)

• "I was thinking this time we could go trawling for sharks."

  Fiction book (1997)

• Sometimes, when trawling the net, you come across something that just makes you stop and stare.

  Blog text (25)

• Because plankton move up and down in the water column each day, we needed to trawl nonstop, day and night, to get representative samples.

  Academic text (2003)

• The research vessel was a stern trawler that trawled for a period of 30 minutes, a shorter trawl time than that done by commercial vessels.

  Academic text (1994)

• About 890 vessels are licensed to trawl on the Queensland east coast, most of which are owner/operators or small family companies.

  Academic text (1999)

• The fishermen will trawl the ocean to catch shrimp and other seafood for the market.

Synonyms

N

to net fish

vsto trawl

2.8

To catch fish with a net

uses a dragged large mesh or hooked line to sweep through water

Compounds

T

trawl line

• Specialized

6.1

A long fishing line with many short lines and hooks used to catch fish

T

trawl net

• Specialized

4.9

A large cone-shaped net pulled along the sea bottom or through deep water to catch fish

How Thoroughly

to trawl

• Specialized

1 5.3

to net

3 3.6

drag

31 2.3

to fish

119 1.0

to angle

2 8.3

Surface Forms

Etymology