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Synonyms for trawling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : trawl
Phonetic Transcription : trɔl



Définition of trawling

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Dutch tragelen, from Middle Dutch traghelen "to drag," from traghel "dragnet," probably from Latin tragula "dragnet." Related: Trawled; trawling.
  • verb fish
Example sentences :
  • The older fishermen have a safe and effective way of trawling from the strand.
  • Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson
  • He was going out all night trawling, and might be busy for some days to come.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
  • Can a man follow the winter trawling long and not think of it at times?
  • Extract from : « The Trawler » by James Brendan Connolly
  • They only form a small portion of English and Irish trawling vessels.
  • Extract from : « A Yacht Voyage Round England » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • On January 31 a trawling was made in one hundred and twelve fathoms.
  • Extract from : « The Home of the Blizzard » by Douglas Mawson
  • August was the month for bathing, for yachting, for trawling.
  • Extract from : « The Honorable Miss » by L. T. Meade
  • Such is the routine of trawling when weather and all the fates are propitious.
  • Extract from : « American Merchant Ships and Sailors » by Willis J. Abbot
  • Cod and haddock are taken here in small amounts by trawling.
  • Extract from : « Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine » by Walter H. Rich
  • Trawling is done in March for cod, and this is also a cod ground in April.
  • Extract from : « Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine » by Walter H. Rich
  • These grounds have been thought to lie too rough for trawling.
  • Extract from : « Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine » by Walter H. Rich

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