seine

• Grand filet de pêche qui se tient verticalement dans l'eau, maintenu ouvert par des flotteurs en haut et des plombs en bas, utilisé pour encercler et capturer du poisson.

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.

   seine (filet de pêche)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdragnet

• Pêcher à la senne, généralement en entourant un banc de poissons avec un filet.

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.

   Pêcher à la senne

   • 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.