trawling

n. netting, net-like material

v. fish with a fishing net dragged along the sea bottom

Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats, called trawlers.
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Noun
1. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
(synonym) trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline
(hypernym) fishing line
2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
(synonym) dragnet, trawl net
(hypernym) fishnet, fishing net
Verb
1. fish with trawlers
(hypernym) fish
(derivation) trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline

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