trawl, dragnet, trawl net
(noun) a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
dragnet
(noun) a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); “caught in the police dragnet”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dragnet (plural dragnets)
(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
(law enforcement) Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.
dragnet (third-person singular simple present dragnets, present participle dragnetting, simple past and past participle dragnetted)
(fishing) To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.
(law enforcement) To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.
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Source: Wiktionary
Drag"net`, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. drægnet.]
Definition: A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.