gillnet
/ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/
noun
- A type of fishing net that hangs vertically in the water and catches fish by their gills when they try to swim through it.
- The fishermen set out a gillnet near the shore to catch salmon.
- He spent the morning untangling a large gillnet that had become snagged on a rock.
- Environmental groups are concerned about the impact of gillnets on dolphins and sea turtles.
verb
- To catch fish using a gillnet.
- It is illegal to gillnet in certain protected areas without a special permit.
- Local fishermen gillnet for cod during the winter months.
- They decided to gillnet the deeper part of the river for trout.