"gillnet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gillnets [plural]
Etymology: gill + net Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gill|net}} gill + net Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Fishing Translations (a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills): kidusverkko (Finnish), tramallo [masculine] (Galician), Kiemennetz [neuter] (German), daklis (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-gillnet-en-noun-8KkSHc2L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Verb

Forms: gillnets [present, singular, third-person], gillnetting [participle, present], gillnetted [participle, past], gillnetted [past]
Etymology: gill + net Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gill|net}} gill + net Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} gillnet (third-person singular simple present gillnets, present participle gillnetting, simple past and past participle gillnetted)
  1. To fish using a gillnet. Derived forms: gillnetter
    Sense id: en-gillnet-en-verb-FgPdyPhg

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