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Meaning of Trawl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
tɹɔːl

Definitions

  1. A net or dragnet used for trawling.
  2. A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
  3. An exhaustive search.

Equivalents

العربية شبكة الصيد
Deutsch durchforsten
Ελληνικά τράτα
Español esculcar escurcar hacer pescar arrastrera pescar al arrastre pescar arrastreramente pescar con red barredera rastrear
Suomi laahusnuotta troolata
Français chaluter passer au peigne fin
Bahasa Indonesia memukat menjaring
Italiano sciabicare
Latina tragula
Polski trał włok wyszukać wyszukiwać
Русский прочёсывать тра́лить
Svenska träla

Examples

“I embarked on a trawl through my uncle's papers in search of his missing will.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

trawl whiting trawlability trawlboat Trawler trawlerman Trawlers

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