Meanings
noungillnet (plural gillnets)
plural gillnets
- fishingA vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
verbgillnet (third-person singular simple present gillnets, present participle gillnetting, simple past and past participle gillnetted)
present singular third person gillnets · participle present gillnetting · participle past gillnetted · past gillnetted
- To fish using a gillnet.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 流刺網 /流刺网
- 流刺網 /流刺网a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
Finnish kidusverkko
- kidusverkkoa vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
German Kiemennetz
- Kiemennetza vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
Polish sieć skrzelowa
- sieć skrzelowaa vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
Tagalog daklis
- daklisa vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills
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APA
gillnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gillnet
MLA
“gillnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gillnet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gillnet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gillnet.
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