driftnet

Examples

• All

• Fishermen often use a driftnet to catch fish as it floats along with the current.

• Consequently, the length of their driftnets, although not restricted by law, usually ranges from 100 to 1,000 m.

  Academic text (1990)

• The two sides discussed the high-seas driftnet issue.

  Academic text (1990)

• One of the entangled dolphins was rescued from the driftnet.

  Academic text (1997)

• Internationally, Canada has called for a moratorium on all large-scale driftnet fishing by June 30, 1992.

  Academic text (1992)

• Japanese fishermen have used driftnets in Japanese waters under prefectural license for about 100 years.

  Academic text (1990)

• Driftnets are used to capture many types of fish, including tuna, swordfish, and salmon.

  Academic text (2017)

• The tops of driftnets are equipped with floats, and weights are attached to the bottoms, creating a vertical wall in the water.

  Academic text (2017)

• The driftnet is designed to capture a variety of fish while drifting in the ocean.

• After deploying the driftnet, they waited patiently as it caught fish in the water.

Synonyms

F

fishing net

vsdriftnet

5 1.4

A net people pull through water to catch fish

is used while floating and drifting rather than being pulled through water

D

drift net

vsdriftnet

• Specialized

3 5.1

A large fishing net that floats and moves with the water to catch fish

is the same but written as one word

F

fishnet

vsdriftnet

2 1.6

A net made of thin threads used to catch fish

focuses on floating freely and drifting with the current

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Etymology