gillnet
[ gil-net ]
/ ˈgɪlˌnɛt /
verb (used with object), gill·net·ted, gill·net·ting.
to catch (a fish) with a gill net.
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gill net
[ gil ]
/ gɪl /
noun
a curtainlike net, suspended vertically in the water, with meshes of such a size as to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through.
Origin of gill net
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
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British Dictionary definitions for gillnet
gill net
/ (ɡɪl) /
noun
fishing a net suspended vertically in the water to trap fish by their gills in its meshes
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