vt to take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
2. trawl ·noun a fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. it is used for catching cod, halibut, ·etc.; a boulter.
3. trawl ·noun a large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.