"dropnet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dropnet.wav Forms: dropnets [plural]
Etymology: From drop + net. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drop|net}} drop + net Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropnet (plural dropnets)
  1. (fishing) A fishing net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-dropnet-en-noun-gbrXv2vJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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