Trawl

Noun

Definiciones

1.NounA net or dragnet used for trawling. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

2.NounA long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.

3.NounAn exhaustive search.

"I embarked on a trawl through my uncle's papers in search of his missing will."

4.VerbTo take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.

"The fisherman went out to trawl the deep sea for shrimp."

5.VerbTo fish from a slow-moving boat.

"They used a large net to trawl for fish along the coast."

6.VerbTo make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.

"We need to trawl through the data to find meaningful patterns."

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