drag net
Wide-catching fishing net
A dragnet is a net dragged along the bottom of a body of water to catch fish.
By extension, it refers to a coordinated search or sweep to catch criminals or suspects: Police set up a dragnet across the city.
The word suggests systematic, wide-ranging effort—closing in from all directions to ensure nothing escapes.
- trawlDrag net for fish
- seineVertical hanging fish net
- bottom trawlingSeafloor net fishing
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- policeCivil law enforcement
law enforcement · criminal investigation · sweep · catch · haul · mesh · investigation · manhunt · search · cordon · roundup · casting · ocean · boat · crime · surveillance · suspects · detective
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, trawler, fishing gear, fishing fleet
- fishing netsseines
- netsgillnet, hairnet, fishnet, gillnets, seine
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, fishing hook
- trapstrap, bear trap, mousetrap, rat trap, ant trap
- catching methodsbasket catch, one-handed catch, diving catch
drag netspearfishing
Aquatic hunting with sharp poles
cast net · throw net · hook and line · rod and reel · fly fishing
drag netsurgical strike
Targeted operation minimizing damage
precision targeting · pinpoint accuracy · selective enforcement