fishnet

Noun
  1. A net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in (synset 103357474)
    is a type of: net - a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
    subtypes:
    • drift net - a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
    • gill net - a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills
    • landing net - a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water
    • seine - a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
    • trammel, trammel net - a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
    • dragnet, trawl, trawl net - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
    same as: fishing net

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