drift net

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drift net]
- /drɪft nɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drift net]
- /drɪft nɛt/

Definitions of drift net words

noun drift net a fishing net supported upright in the water by floats attached along the upper edge and sinkers along the lower, so as to be carried with the current or tide. 1
noun drift net a large fishing net supported by floats or attached to a drifter that is allowed to drift with the tide or current 0
noun drift net (fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat. 0

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Origin of drift net

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Drift net

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drift net

drift net popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drift net usage trend in Literature

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