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trawl

/trɔːl/

/trɔl/

trawlnoun

trawls

/trɔːl/

/trɔl/

Translations

трал

The fishermen used a trawl to catch a large number of fish.

Рыбаки использовали трал, чтобы поймать большое количество рыбы.

Additional translations

траулер

Definitions

A large net used for fishing that is dragged along the sea bottom.

The fishermen used a trawl to catch a large number of fish in one go.

An act of searching or investigating thoroughly.

The police conducted a trawl of the area to find any evidence related to the crime.

The quantity of fish or other marine life caught in a single trawling operation.

Their first trawl of the morning yielded over two hundred kilograms of shrimp.

Synonyms

sweep

fishing net

haul

dragnet

trawlverb

trawled

Past Simple

trawled

Past Participle

trawling

Gerund

/trɔːl/

/trɑl/

Translations

тралить

Fishermen trawl the ocean for fish.

Рыбаки тралят океан в поисках рыбы.

Additional translations

ловить сетью

прочесывать

Definitions

To fish with a trawl net or seine.

The fishermen trawl the ocean for shrimp every morning.

To search through (something) in order to find someone or something.

She trawled the internet for information on the new project.

Synonyms

trawladjective

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., trawl net, trawl gear).

Definitions

Relating to, used in, or designed for trawling.

The vessel was equipped with specialized trawl gear.