TRAWL Definition & Meaning

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[ trawl ]

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noun

Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
Also called trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.

verb (used without object)

to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
to fish with a trawl line.
to troll.

verb (used with object)

to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
to drag (a trawl net).
to troll.

trawl

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noun

Also calledtrawl net a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
Also calledtrawl line a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys See also setline trotline
the act of trawling

verb

sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
sea fishing tr to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
intrfoll byfor to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources

noun

angling another word for troll 1

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ٰ��ɱ�a·�� adjective
�ٰ��ɱ�a·��i·�ٲ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of trawl¹

1475–85; < Middle Dutch tragel (noun), tragelen (v.); cognate with trail

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of trawl¹

C17: from Middle Dutch traghelen to drag, from Latin �ٰ��岵�ܱ�� dragnet; see trail

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“It seems remarkable that the Thai government permitted its fishing fleet to commence trawl fishing,” the organization said in its final report.

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It also said the OfS had failed to respond to the university's requests to engage with its staff in person, with Prof Roseneil describing the investigation as a "trawl of documents".

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The committee cast a wide net, using a programming tool to trawl more than 32,000 project descriptions for 699 keywords and phrases that they identified as linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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"But most of the time it's people anchoring where they shouldn't and fishing trawlers sometimes scrape along the seabed, so typically we would see scars from trawling."

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A dozen or so staff are trawling so-called open source data – social media and the like – for intelligence of plots emerging.

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