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1. trawl
noun. a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).
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Sentences with trawl
1. Preposition or subordinating conjunction
Monster cod and trophy-sized snapper trawl the outlying Moreton waters, while squidding is popular along the harbor's rock wall.
2. Verb, base form
After breakfast on day three, the ship hoists anchor for a return to Gulf Harbors, with guests invited to trawl for fish along the way such as grouper and Spanish mackerel while relaxing to some onboard tunes.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Fishing boats trawl for Mackinaw or Brook Trout, and big-game hunters join up with local guides to traverse the surrounding wilderness areas.
4. Adjective
The Oceanographic Cruise gives passengers the opportunity to examine the contents of a trawl net and to study the basic chemistry of seawater.
5. Noun, singular or mass
Other search algorithms trawl through a virtual space, such as those hunting for the best chess moves.
