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trawl

(trôl)
n.
1. A trawl net.
2. See setline.
3.
a. An act of trawling, as for fish.
b. An act of searching for or examining something: A trawl of local records produced some leads.
v. trawled, trawl·ing, trawls
v.tr.
1. To catch (fish) with a trawl.
2. To fish (an area) with a trawl.
3.
a. To search (an area) or go to (different places) in search of something: trawled the shops for a bargain.
b. To make an examination of something: trawled the archives for a manuscript.
v.intr.
1. To fish with a trawl.
2. To troll.
3.
a. To search for or try to acquire something: a contractor trawling for day laborers.
b. To make an examination of something: trawling through a writer's papers.
[Possibly Middle English trawelle, perhaps from Middle Dutch tragel, dragnet, possibly from Latin trāgula, from trahere, to drag. V. tr., sense 3a, and v. intr., sense 2, influenced by troll.]
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trawl

(trɔːl)
n
1. (Fishing) Also called: trawlnet a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
2. (Fishing) Also called: trawl line a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys. See also setline, trotline
3. (Fishing) the act of trawling
vb
4. (Fishing) sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
5. (Fishing) sea fishing (tr) to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
6. (foll by: for) to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
n, vb
(Angling) angling another word for troll 1
[C17: from Middle Dutch traghelen to drag, from Latin trāgula dragnet; see trail]
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trawl

(trɔl)

n.
1. Also called trawl′ net`. a strong fishing net dragged along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
2. Also called trawl′ line`. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.
v.i.
3. to fish with a trawl.
4. to troll.
v.t.
5. to catch with a trawl.
6. to drag (a trawl net).
7. to troll.
[1475–85; < Middle Dutch tragel (n.), tragelen (v.), c. trail]
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trawl


Past participle: trawled
Gerund: trawling

Imperative
trawl
trawl
Present
I trawl
you trawl
he/she/it trawls
we trawl
you trawl
they trawl
Preterite
I trawled
you trawled
he/she/it trawled
we trawled
you trawled
they trawled
Present Continuous
I am trawling
you are trawling
he/she/it is trawling
we are trawling
you are trawling
they are trawling
Present Perfect
I have trawled
you have trawled
he/she/it has trawled
we have trawled
you have trawled
they have trawled
Past Continuous
I was trawling
you were trawling
he/she/it was trawling
we were trawling
you were trawling
they were trawling
Past Perfect
I had trawled
you had trawled
he/she/it had trawled
we had trawled
you had trawled
they had trawled
Future
I will trawl
you will trawl
he/she/it will trawl
we will trawl
you will trawl
they will trawl
Future Perfect
I will have trawled
you will have trawled
he/she/it will have trawled
we will have trawled
you will have trawled
they will have trawled
Future Continuous
I will be trawling
you will be trawling
he/she/it will be trawling
we will be trawling
you will be trawling
they will be trawling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trawling
you have been trawling
he/she/it has been trawling
we have been trawling
you have been trawling
they have been trawling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trawling
you will have been trawling
he/she/it will have been trawling
we will have been trawling
you will have been trawling
they will have been trawling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trawling
you had been trawling
he/she/it had been trawling
we had been trawling
you had been trawling
they had been trawling
Conditional
I would trawl
you would trawl
he/she/it would trawl
we would trawl
you would trawl
they would trawl
Past Conditional
I would have trawled
you would have trawled
he/she/it would have trawled
we would have trawled
you would have trawled
they would have trawled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:trawl - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)]trawl - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
2. [画像:trawl - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths]trawl - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
Verb 1. [画像:trawl - fish with trawlers]trawl - fish with trawlers
fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
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trawl

verb search, go, look, check, wade (informal), sift They are trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves.
noun search, look, check, hunt, glance Any trawl through their interviews will reveal incisive statements.
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Translations
يَصْطاد أسْماك قاع البَحر
lovit nevodemnevod
trawltrawle
fenékhálófenékhálóval halászik
botnvarpa, trollveiîa meî botnvörpu
gaudyti tralutralastraleris
traliszvejot ar trali
čereňloviť čereňou
tarak ağıtrol trol avcılığı yapmak

trawl

[trɔːl]
A. N
1. (= net) → red f barredera, red f de arrastre
2. (= act) → rastreo m
a trawl through police files → un rastreo de los archivos policiales
B. VT [+ area] → rastrear ; [+ river, lake] → dragar
to trawl up → pescar, sacar a la superficie
C. VI
1. (= fish) → pescar al arrastre, rastrear
to trawl (for sth) → rastrear (algo)
2. (= search) to trawl through the files → rastrear los archivos
to trawl for evidence → rastrear buscando pruebas
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trawl

[ˈtrɔːl]
n (= search) → exploration f
a trawl through sth → une exploration de qch
trawl through
vt [+ records, files] → éplucher
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trawl

n (also trawl net) → Schleppnetz nt, → Trawl nt; (US: also trawl line) → Grundleine f
vi
to trawl (for fish) → mit dem Schleppnetz fischen ; (US) → mit einer Grundleine fischen
(esp Brit) to trawl for players/lawyers → Spieler/Rechtsanwälte fischen
vt
fish → mit dem Schleppnetz fangen ; they trawled the sea-bottom → sie fischten mit Schleppnetzen auf dem Meeresboden ; they trawled the net along the sea-bottom → sie schleppten das Netz über den Meeresboden
(esp Brit) world, streets, bars, files, Internet → durchkämmen
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trawl

[trɔːl]
1. n (net) → rete f a strascico
2. vi to trawl (for sth) → pescare (qc) con rete a strascico
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trawl

(troːl) noun
a wide-mouthed, bag-shaped net used to catch sea fish. treiler شَبَكَة واسِعَة لصَيد السَّمَك في أعماق البَحْر трал rede de arrastão nevod das Schleppnetz trawl τράτα red de arrastre traal تور ماهیگیری trooli chalut מִכִמוֹרֶת महाजाल mreža potegača fenékháló pukat botnvarpa, troll (rete a strascico) 底引網 저인망 tralas tralis pukat tunda sleepnet trål włók د ماهی نیولو جال rede de arrasto năvod, traul трал čereň, vlečná sieť vlečna ribiška mreža mreža trål อวนลาก trol, tarak ağı 拖網 трал; донний невід مہا جال lưới vét 拖网
verb
to fish with a trawl. treiler يَصْطاد أسْماك قاع البَحر ловя риба с трал pescar de arrastão lovit nevodem mit einem Schleppnetz fischen trawle ψαρεύω με τράτα pescar con red de arrastre, pescar al arrastre traalima ماهی گرفتن troolata pêcher au chalut לָדוּג בִּמִכִמוֹרֶת महाजाल से मछली पकड़ना loviti potegačom, koćariti fenékhálóval halászik memukat veiða með botnvörpu (pescare con la rete a strascico) 底引網漁をする 저인망 어업을 하다 gaudyti tralu zvejot ar trali menangkap ikan dgn pukat tunda met een sleepnet vissen tråle, fiske med trål trałować ماهی نیول pescar ao arrasto a pescui cu năvo­dul тралить loviť čereňou loviti ribe z vlečno mrežo hvatati ribu mrežom tråla จับปลาโดยใช้อวนลาก trol avcılığı yapmak 用拖網捕魚 тралити مہا جال سے مچھلياں پکڑنا kéo lưới 用拖网捕鱼
ˈtrawler noun
a fishing-boat used in trawling. treiler سَفينَة صَيْد траулер traineira trauler der Schleppnetzfischer trawler μηχανότρατα arrastrero, barco de arrastre traallaev کشتی ماهی گیری troolari chalutier סְפינַת לְדַיִיג בְּמִכִמוֹרֶת जालपोत koća fenékhálós halászhajó perahu pukat togari motopeschereccio 底引網漁船 저인망 어선 traleris traleris kapal pukat tunda trawler tråler trałowiec د ماهی نیولو بیړی traineira trauler траулер rybárska loď ribiška ladja za lov z mrežo ribarski čamac trålare เรือลากอวน trol gemisi 拖撈船 траулер مچھلي پکڑنے کي کشتي tàu kéo lưới 拖网鱼船
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These trawl lines consisted of buoyed, set lines strung out in the water from which hung many smaller lines at intervals all baited often with hundreds of hooks.
He argued that the prevailing wisdom was that cod seines, along with trawl lines recently being introduced into the fishery, were the only means by which the Newfoundland fishing industry could recover from shortfalls in catches.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with a fishing cooperative on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on reparations by the MSDF for its submarine's accidental severing of the trawl lines of tuna fishing boats.
The MSDF headquarters said the submarine's captain reported that he could not feel the trawl lines being cut and acknowledged that the submarine's sonic radar had not detected any objects, but added that the existence of the video and the route of the Hamashio indicate there is "no doubt" that the lines had been severed by the submarine.

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