dragnet

drag·net  (drgnt)

n.

1. A system of coordinated procedures for apprehending criminal suspects or other wanted persons.

2.

a. A net for trawling; a trawl.

b. A net for catching small game.

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dragnet [ˈdrægˌnɛt]

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc., as when searching for something

2. (Law) any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dragnet - a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet" system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
	2.	dragnet - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths trawl net, trawl fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in

Translations

dragnet [ˈdrægnet] N

1. (= net) → red f de arrastre, red f barredera

2. (fig) (by police) → operación f policial de captura, emboscada f

3. (US) (Pol) → dragadora f

dragnet [ˈdrægnɛt] n

(= fishing net) → drège f

(= combing of area) → piège m, coup m de filet

dragnet

n (for fish) → Schleppnetz nt; (= police hunt) → groß angelegte Polizeiaktion

dragnet [ˈdrægˌnɛt] n → rete f a strascico; (fig) → rastrellamento

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dragnet [ˈdrægˌnɛt] n → rete f a strascico; (fig) → rastrellamento