otter trawl
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noun
a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
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Nearby words
- otter,
- otter board,
- otter hound,
- otter shell,
- otter shrew,
- otterbein,
- otterbein, philip william,
- otterburn,
- otterhound,
- otto
Compare beam trawl.
Origin of otter trawl
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for otter trawl
In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will be noted that the positions of the two species are reversed.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. RichIt will be noted that the number of otter-trawl fares from this ground is small.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich