fish trap

noun

A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.

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Meanings

nounfish trap (plural fish traps)

plural fish traps · alternative fishing trap · alternative fish-trap

  1. A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.

Origin

From fish + trap.

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Translations

Catalan nansa
  • nansacontraption to catch fish
Czech vrš
  • vršcontraption to catch fish
Danish ruse
  • rusecontraption to catch fish
Esperanto naso, fiŝkaptilo
  • nasocontraption to catch fish
  • fiŝkaptilocontraption to catch fish
Finnish rysä, katiska
  • rysäcontraption to catch fish
  • katiskacontraption to catch fish
  • mertacontraption to catch fish
French nasse
  • nassecontraption to catch fish
German Reuse
  • Reusecontraption to catch fish
Hungarian varsa
  • varsacontraption to catch fish
Latvian veñteris
  • veñteriscontraption to catch fish
Lithuanian venteris
  • venteriscontraption to catch fish
Malay bubu
  • bubucontraption to catch fish
Norwegian Bokmål ruse, kjer
  • rusecontraption to catch fish
  • kjercontraption to catch fish
Polish więcierz
  • więcierzcontraption to catch fish
Portuguese nassa, covo
  • nassacontraption to catch fish
  • covocontraption to catch fish
  • cobocontraption to catch fish
  • juquiácontraption to catch fish
  • guelrichocontraption to catch fish
  • botirãocontraption to catch fish
  • munzuácontraption to catch fish
  • murjona (Algarve)contraption to catch fish
Russian ве́рша, ве́нтерь
  • ве́рша (vérša)contraption to catch fish
  • ве́нтерь (vénterʹ)contraption to catch fish
  • ве́нтель (véntelʹ)contraption to catch fish
  • мерёжа (merjóža)contraption to catch fish
  • куто́к (kutók)contraption to catch fish
  • вя́тель (vjátelʹ)contraption to catch fish
Spanish buitrón, nasa
  • buitróncontraption to catch fish
  • nasacontraption to catch fish
  • nansacontraption to catch fish
  • cambíncontraption to catch fish
  • garlitocontraption to catch fish
  • chisteracontraption to catch fish
Swahili dema
  • demacontraption to catch fish
Swedish fiskfälla, ryssja
  • fiskfällacontraption to catch fish
  • ryssjacontraption to catch fish
Ukrainian ве́рша
  • ве́рша (vérša)contraption to catch fish
Cite this entry
APA

fish trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20trap

MLA

“fish trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20trap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fish trap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fish%20trap.

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