purse seine

purse seine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [purs seyn]
- /pɜrs seɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [purs seyn]
- /pɜrs seɪn/

Definitions of purse seine words

noun purse seine a large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse 0
noun purse seine a very large net, as for catching tuna, that can be closed like a drawstring purse once it has been set 0
noun purse seine (fishing gear): a fishing seine having a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up. See "Purse Seine". 0

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Parts of speech for Purse seine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Purse seine

purse seine popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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