Seine

Through France's capital

The Seine is the major river flowing through Paris, France, iconic in art, literature, and tourism.

Its banks are a UNESCO World Heritage Site: We walked along the Seine at sunset. (Lowercase seine is a type of fishing net.)

river

Paris

France's chief city

bridges · quays · embankment · riverbank · Eiffel Tower · Latin Quarter · houseboats · flood · Louvre · Impressionism

fishing

net

Final amount remaining

  • dragResistance through fluid
  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • catchSeize or snag

trawl · mesh · encircle · fish · weighted · float · draw · sweep · purse · herring

Categories
Opposites
French river geography

SeineRhône

Major southeastern French river

Loire · Rhine · Dordogne

iconic European city rivers

SeineThames

London's river

Danube · Tiber · Volga

fishing method

Seinehook and line

Angling equipment pair

rod and reel · spearfishing · angling · harpoon · fish trap

Phrases
Family

seining, seines

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G