HyperDic: purse_seine

English > 1 sense of the expression purse seine:
NOUNartifactpurse seinea seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
English > purse seine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line.
BroaderseineA large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

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