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  seine

  noun

  a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
• Seine
  Seine

  noun

  a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.

seine

¹ American  

[seyn] / seɪn /

noun

1. a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.

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verb (used with object)

seined, seining

1. to fish for or catch with a seine.

2. to use a seine in (water).

verb (used without object)

seined, seining

1. to fish with a seine.

Seine ² American  

[seyn, sen] / seɪn, sɛn /

noun

1. a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.

2. a former department in N France.

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seine ¹ British  

/ seɪn /

noun

1. a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom

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verb

1. to catch (fish) using this net

Seine ² British  

/ seɪn, sɛn /

noun

1. a river in N France, rising on the Plateau de Langres and flowing northwest through Paris to the English Channel: the second longest river in France, linked by canal with the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine, Saône, and Loire. Length: 776 km (482 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of seine

before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net

Example Sentences

Juvisy-sur-Orge Mayor Lamia Bensara Reda said the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near a station close to the riverbank, "before plunging into the Seine and dragging a parked car" with it.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Her main rival is 48-year-old Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire, the deputy to the city's current mayor Anne Hidalgo, whose legacy includes bike lanes and making the Seine river swimmable for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Their yellow vests and road safety equipment made them look like workers to any cars driving by on the Quai François-Mitterrand, a busy thoroughfare along the Seine River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

After his third prime minister in the past year announced his resignation on Monday, Macron went for a long walk along the River Seine, his mobile phone to his ear.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

They decided to put the statues in a suitcase and throw the suitcase into the Seine.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day