Dragnet
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noun.
A system of coordinated procedures for apprehending criminal suspects or other wanted persons.
noun.
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noun.
A net for trawling; a trawl.
noun.
A net for catching small game.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A net designed to be drawn on the bottom of a river or pond for taking fish, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
noun.
Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
noun.
a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fishing net
fishnet
scheme
system
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
better-armed
carris
chieftress
day-star
dog
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abduction
apprehension
arrest
arrestation
bait