dragnet (redirected from dragnets)

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

Noun

a net used to scour the bottom of a pond or river when searching for something

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 [ˈdrægnɛt] n (NAUT) → rastra;

(fig) → emboscada

dragnet [ˈdrægnɛt] n → drège f (fig); piège m, filets mpl

dragnet [ˈdrægnɛt] drag n → Schleppnetz nt (fig); groß angelegte Polizeiaktion f

dragnet [ˈdrægnɛt] n → giacchio;

(fig) → rastrellamento