trawl
/trɔl/
noun
- A large net dragged through water to catch fish.
- A trawl can catch many fish at once, but it also catches unwanted species.
- The crew hauled the trawl onto the deck.
- The fishermen repaired the torn trawl before the next trip.
- A thorough search or review, especially for information.
- The journalist did a trawl through old newspapers for the story.
- A trawl of the archives revealed the missing document.
- After a quick trawl of the library, she found the book she needed.
verb
- To fish by dragging a large net through the water behind a boat.
- They trawled the lake all morning but caught very little.
- Commercial ships often trawl in deep ocean areas.
- The fishing boat trawled the coastal waters for cod.
- To search through something thoroughly, often in a systematic way, especially for information or items.
- She trawled the classified ads to find an apartment.
- I trawled the internet looking for cheap flights.
- The detective trawled through the database for any clues.