dragnet

English Thesaurus

1. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	fishing net, fishnet,
definition	:	a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in (noun.artifact)

2. a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) (noun.group)

hypernym	:	scheme, system,
definition	:	a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (noun.group)

3. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	trawl,
definition	:	fish with trawlers (verb.competition)

derivation	:	trawl,
definition	:	fish with trawlers (verb.competition)