gillnet

English

Etymology

From gill +‎ net.

Noun

gillnet (plural gillnets)

1. (fishing) A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.

Translations

a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills

• Finnish: kidusverkko
• Galician: tramallo m
• German: Kiemennetz n
• Tagalog: daklis
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

Verb

gillnet (third-person singular simple present gillnets, present participle gillnetting, simple past and past participle gillnetted)

1. To fish using a gillnet.

Derived terms

• gillnetter

See also

• gillnet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• telling