gill net

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dragnet trawl springe fishing net landing net

Hypernyms

fishnet fishing net

Examples

A gill net or any part of a gill net may not be set in any waters deeper than 6 feet, measured from the lake bottom to the top surface of the water or ice. Source: Internet

On Saturday, February 21st the Belize Coast Guard, with the assistance of the Belize Audubon Society, confiscated a gill net illegally placed off of Hat Caye in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gill cover gill fungus gill lung gill raker Gill Sans gill slit