gillnet
UK/ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/
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Inland Northern American/ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/
gillnet noun: a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
Noun
gillnet (plural gillnets)
- A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
Verb
gillnet (third-person singular simple present gillnets, present participle gillnetting, simple past and past participle gillnetted)
- To fish using a gillnet.
gillnet meaning in Bengali and Tagalog
gillnet in Bengali
- উল্লম্ব জাল, প্রায়শই ফুলকার মাধ্যমে
gillnet in Tagalog
- a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
- daklis
Forms of gillnet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gillnets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | gillnets |
| present participle | gillnetting |
| past participle | gillnetted |
| past | gillnetted |
Origin of gillnet
From gill + net.
Words formed from gillnet
Questions about gillnet
- What does gillnet mean?
- Gillnet means a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
- What is gillnet in Bengali?
- Gillnet in Bengali is উল্লম্ব জাল, প্রায়শই ফুলকার মাধ্যমে. See Gillnet meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is gillnet?
- Gillnet can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce gillnet?
- Gillnet is pronounced /ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gillnet?
- The plural of gillnet is gillnets.
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