trammel net
- noun
- Specialized
:
red de trammel
- The fisherman uses a trammel net to catch fish.
Examples
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Marine biologists study the impact of trammel nets on local fish populations.
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The fishermen lowered the trammel net into the water at dusk to catch mullet.
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Using a trammel net, they were able to trap fish of various sizes efficiently.
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I saw a trammel net at the market yesterday.
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The fishermen used a trammel net to catch fish in the shallow waters of the bay.
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After setting the trammel net at dusk, they returned in the morning to see their catch.
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To study the local fish population, scientists employed a trammel net with fine mesh for better trapping.
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 net with three layers that traps fish
A fishing net with several layers of mesh that entangles fish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'trammel' denotes a specific kind of entangling, three-layered net and 'net' gives the category, so the overall meaning is a type of fishing net. Although 'trammel' is a low-frequency word, a learner who knows both constituents can directly derive that a 'trammel net' is that particular kind of net used to trap fish.
Etymology
Trammel net comes from the word trammel, which means 'to tangle' or 'to trap', and the word net. This net has three layers and the loose middle layer makes small pockets that catch and hold fish, so the name links the idea of being 'trapped' to how the net works.