DRAGNET


Meaning of DRAGNET in English

drag ‧ net /ˈdræɡnet/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . a system in which the police look for criminals, using very thorough methods

2 . a net that is pulled along the bottom of a river or lake, to bring up things that may be there

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.