SEINE


Meaning of SEINE in English

I. ˈsān noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English segne, from Latin sagena, from Greek sagēnē

Date: before 12th century

: a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore

II. verb

( seined ; sein·ing )

Date: 1836

intransitive verb

: to fish with or catch fish with a seine

transitive verb

: to fish for or in with a seine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.