trawler
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈtrɔːlər/
:
barco de arrastre
- Fishing boats and lobster trawlers had full use of the wharves.
- offshore trawlers
- shrimp trawlers
- inshore trawlers
The dying birds would have seen the harbor and returning trawlers, their compatriots swarming like flies over fish heads with eyes in them.
- The dying birds would have seen the harbor and returning trawlers, their compatriots swarming like flies over fish heads with eyes in them.
- And the, the fear was that Nets would be, would go down or, or trawlers and effectively the cable could be hauled back up.
Examples
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We just got a report of three fishing trawlers going down.
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In the distance, Ellis spotted a fishing trawler heading out to sea.
Fiction book (1992) -
- A fishing trawler found them.
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Soldier Major, we just got a report of a fishing trawler going down.
Fiction book (1998) -
Two weeks ago... a Norweigan fishing trawler capsized in the Chuckchi Sea.
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Well, basically, the Endangered Species Act requires that shrimp trawlers place special devices on their boats to prevent the killing of sea turtles.
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Industrial trawlers and draggers are scraping the sea floor like bulldozers, taking everything in their path.
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Slicing through the water, we see three New England fishing trawlers: the Harpo, the Chico, and the Groucho.
Fiction book (1998) -
The fishing trawler was busy catching cod along the coast.
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We watched as the large trawler returned to the harbor laden with fresh fish.
Synonyms
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1.1
A boat used for catching fish that often has a space to keep the fish alive
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3.2
A boat or ship used to catch fish, often with tanks to keep the fish alive
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6.5
A boat used to catch shrimp
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5.3
A boat used to catch crabs at sea
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8.1
A boat that uses large nets to catch fish from the sea
A person or boat that catches fish with a large net
A person or boat that catches scallops
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trawler comes from trawl, which means 'to drag a net through the water', and the ending -er means 'one who does it'. Picture a boat pulling a big net through the sea to gather fish, which is why a trawler is a fishing boat fitted with a trawl net.