drift net

See also: driftnet

English

Noun

drift net (plural drift nets)

1. (fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat

Related terms

• drift fishing
• drifter

Translations

a very long fishing net

• Catalan: xarxa de deriva f
• Finnish: ajoverkko (fi)
• Greek: ανεμότρατα (el) f (anemótrata)
• Swedish: drivgarn n
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Drift netting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia