FISHERY


Meaning of FISHERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-shə-rē ]

noun

( plural -er·ies )

Date: 1528

1. : the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing

2. : a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals

3. : a fishing establishment ; also : its fishermen

4. : the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters

5. : the technology of fishery — usually used in plural

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