gillnet
[ gil-net ]
verb (used with object),gill·net·ted, gill·net·ting.
to catch (a fish) with a gill net.
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Other definitions for gill net (2 of 2)
gill net
[ gil ]
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
2An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
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How to use gillnet in a sentence
Close behind is California Set gillnet Fishery, where 65 percent of animals caught are thrown away.
New Report Reveals U.S. Fisheries Killing Thousands of Protected and Endangered Species | Abby Haglage | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for gill net
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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