seine

• Ein großes Fischernetz, das vertikal im Wasser hängt, oben von Schwimmern und unten von Gewichten offen gehalten, um Fische zu umschließen und zu fangen.

A large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, kept open by floats at the top and weights at the bottom, used to encircle and catch fish.

1. B2formal

   A large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, kept open by floats at the top and weights at the bottom, used to catch fish.

   Fischernetz

   • The fishermen cast the seine into the river at dawn.
   • They used a seine to catch a large school of herring.
   • The boat dragged the seine along the ocean floor.

   Synonymedragnet

• Mit einem Netz Fische fangen, meist indem ein Schwarm Fische umschlossen wird.

A verb meaning to fish with a seine net, typically by encircling a school of fish.

1. Fish with a seineB2formal

   To catch fish using a large net called a seine, which hangs vertically in the water.

   Mit dem Netz fischen

   • The fishermen seine the river every morning.
   • They learned how to seine for salmon in the bay.
   • The crew spent hours seining the shallow waters.