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seine

/seɪn/

2 entries

noun

/seɪn/C1formal
  • ruБольшая рыболовная сеть, которая висит вертикально в воде, удерживаемая открытой поплавками сверху и грузилами снизу, используемая для окружения и ловли рыбы.

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.

    ruРыболовная сеть

    • 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.

    Synonymsdragnet

Forms
  • seines plural form
  • seines' possessive plural form
  • seine's possessive singular form

verb

/seɪn/C2formal
  • ruЛовить рыбу с помощью невода, обычно окружая косяк рыбы.

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.

    ruЛовить неводом

    • 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.
Forms
  • seined past participle
  • seined past simple
  • seining present participle
  • seines third person singular