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Meaning of trawling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.
  2. A laborious search.

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Examples

“No longer would he have to fear the deportation of Gerald Haxton, who as an American was constantly running that risk in his trawlings through the bars of London.”

CEFR level

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