Pronunciation: /trɔl/
noun a large net or a number of nets and lines used by a fishing boat
A1 The fisherman used a trawl to catch fish in the ocean.
A2 The trawl dragged along the seabed, collecting various marine creatures.
B1 The trawl net was filled with shrimp and other small sea creatures.
B2 The fishing vessel deployed a large trawl to cover a wide area of the ocean.
C1 The trawl method is commonly used in commercial fishing to catch large quantities of fish.
C2 The environmental impact of trawling on ocean ecosystems is a topic of concern for marine conservationists.
verb to fish with a trawl net or to search thoroughly through (something)
A1 The fisherman trawled the ocean for hours.
A2 She trawled through the internet to find the answer.
B1 The detective trawled through the suspect's phone records.
B2 The journalist trawled through government documents to uncover the corruption.
C1 The researchers trawled through years of data to find patterns in the results.
C2 The archaeologists trawled through the ancient ruins to uncover artifacts from the past.
formal The fishing boat used a trawl to catch a large amount of fish.
informal The fishermen trawled the ocean for hours to bring in a good catch.
slang Let's trawl through the thrift store for some cool vintage finds.
figurative The detective had to trawl through hours of surveillance footage to find the suspect.
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