Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dragnet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[ae]gnet.]
A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in
fishing.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dragnet
n : a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: {trawl}, {trawl net}]
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