dragnet
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dragnet
- /ˈdɹæɡˌnɛt/ US, UK
- /ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡˌnɛt/
Where it comes from
From drag + net, probably based on the model of Middle English draynet, dreynett (“dragnet”), Old English dræġnet, dræġnett (“dragnet”), equivalent to dray + net. Cognate with Swedish dragnät, Norwegian dragnett, from Icelandic dragnet.
noun dragnets · drag-net · drag net
- A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water. Anchovy dragnets are an important part Korea's fishing sector. Over 99% of catches found in anchovy dragnets are anchovy. Although the annual total catches of anchovy have fluctuated, dragnets catch 55 to 70% of the total annual catch of anchovy. The remaining portion is caught with drift gill nets
- A heightened effort by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects. The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret th
verb dragnets · dragnetting · dragnetted · drag-net · drag net
- To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water. When ponds are cleaned out periodically, fish are trapped or dragnetted and finally the pond is drained to remove all fish.
- To undertake a heightened effort to catch a suspect. In fact, Carty was not the man, but, after a police swoop had dragnetted twenty men suspected of having taken part in the business, he was lodged in Sligo jail and accused of this violence to the lady.
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noun net dragged across the bottom
| Español | red barredera, red de arrastre, chinchorro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 引き網 hikiami |
| 中文 | 拖網 /拖网 tuōwǎng |
| Português | rasca, arrastão |
| Français | chalut |
| Deutsch | Schleppnetz |
| Italiano | rete a strascico, sciabica |
| Русский | не́вод névod, бре́день brédenʹ, сеть setʹ, трал tral |
| العربية | شبكة šabaka |
noun Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.
| Español | redada |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schleppnetzfahndung |
| Italiano | retata |
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title = {dragnet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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