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dragnet

/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/

Translations

dragnetnoun

dragnets

/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/

облава

The police conducted a dragnet to catch the escaped prisoner.

Полиция провела облаву, чтобы поймать сбежавшего заключенного.

невод

Fishermen used a dragnet to catch a large number of fish.

Рыбаки использовали невод, чтобы поймать большое количество рыбы.

Additional translations

Synonyms

dragnetverb

dragnetted

Past Simple

dragnetted

Past Participle

dragnetting

Gerund

Synonyms

comb through

sweep through

round up

dragnetadjective

/ˈdræɡˌnɛt/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g. “dragnet operations”; not normally gradable.

Synonyms

Definitions

dragnetnoun

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.

dragnetadjective

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.