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The meaning of Trawl

Trawl – definition

verb

Fish with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

The boats trawled for flounder
verb

Search thoroughly.

Usage examples:

The home office trawled through twenty-five-year-old confidential files
noun

An act of fishing with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

They had caught two trout on the lazy trawl up-lake
noun

A thorough search.

Usage examples:

A constant trawl for information
noun

A long sea-fishing line along which are tied buoys supporting baited hooks on short lines.

Usage examples:

It is a sophisticated fishing tool, the programme allows the skipper to superimpose trawling drags …
verb

To pull a large net through the sea behind a boat in order to catch fish

Trawl translation into English

Trawl: translate from English into Chinese

Translate trawl into Chinese (Simplified)}
拖网

Trawl: translate from English into Dutch

Translate trawl into Dutch}
Sleepnet, Treilen

Trawl: translate from English into French

Translate trawl into French}
Chalut, Pêche, Pêcher au chalut, Pêcher dans

Trawl: translate from English into German

Translate trawl into German}
Schleppnetz, Grundschleppnetz

Trawl: translate from English into Hindi

Translate trawl into Hindi}
ट्राउल, ट्राउल करना, महाजाल

Trawl: translate from English into Italian

Translate trawl into Italian}
Rete da traino, Strascico, Rete a strascico, Pescare a strascico

Trawl: translate from English into Korean

Translate trawl into Korean}
트롤 그물, 트롤낚싯줄, 트롤 그물을 치다

Trawl: translate from English into Russian

Translate trawl into Russian}
Трал, Тралить, Траловая сеть, Тащить по дну, Ловить рыбу траловой сетью

Trawl: translate from English into Spanish

Translate trawl into Spanish}
Red barredera, Rastreo, Rastrear, Dragar, Jábega, Pescar con jábega

Word origin

mid 16th century (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch traghelen ‘to drag’ (related to traghel ‘dragnet’), perhaps from Latin tragula ‘dragnet’.

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Trawl – similar words

trawled

verb

Fish with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

The boats trawled for flounder
noun

An act of fishing with a trawl net or seine.

Usage examples:

They had caught two trout on the lazy trawl up-lake
noun

A thorough search.

Usage examples:

A constant trawl for information
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