fishing net

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fishing net - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in

fishnet

drift net - a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current

gill net - a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills

landing net - a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water

net - a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

seine - a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

trammel, trammel net - a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh

trawl net, dragnet, trawl - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

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fishing net

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Captain Jim put away the fishing net upon which he was working, and welcomed them joyfully.

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