TRAWL


Meaning of TRAWL in English

I. ˈtrȯl verb

Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch tragelen

Date: 1561

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to fish with a trawl

b. : to make a search as if by trawling

2. : troll 2a

transitive verb

: to catch (fish) with a trawl

II. noun

Date: 1759

1. : a large conical net dragged along the sea bottom in gathering fish or other marine life

2. : setline

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