dragnet

UK
/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/
US
/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/

Übersetzungen

dragnetsubstantiv
dragnets
Pl.
UK
/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/
US
/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/
The police conducted a dragnet to catch the escaped prisoner.
Полиция провела облаву, чтобы поймать сбежавшего заключенного.
Fishermen used a dragnet to catch a large number of fish.
Рыбаки использовали невод, чтобы поймать большое количество рыбы.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
dragnetverb
dragnetted
Präteritum
dragnetted
Partizip Perfekt
dragnetting
Gerundium
Synonyme
comb through
sweep through
round up
dragnetadjektiv
UK
/ˈdræɡˌnɛt/
US
/ˈdræɡˌnɛt/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. “dragnet operations”; not normally gradable.

Definitionen

dragnetsubstantiv
A system or network for catching criminals or suspects, often involving a thorough and widespread search.
The police set up a dragnet to catch the escaped convict.
A net drawn along the bottom of a body of water to catch fish or other aquatic creatures.
The fishermen used a dragnet to haul in a large catch from the lake.
dragnetverb
To conduct a comprehensive sweep or search for suspects or evidence, especially using the coordinated methods of a dragnet.
Detectives dragnetted the neighborhood after the robbery.
dragnetadjektiv
Relating to or characteristic of a dragnet, especially an intensive search or sweep by law enforcement.
The senate approved new dragnet powers for border security.