: a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
seined; seining
: to fish with or catch fish with a seine
: to fish for or in with a seine
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Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
Another excellent tool for insect collection is a seine, which you can jury-rig by tying your shirt or handkerchief between two poles.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
Other quotas go to seine, gillnets, recreational and subsistence fisheries, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022
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Noun
Bag seine and trawl net surveys will give a representation of reproduction efforts.
—Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
Another excellent tool for insect collection is a seine, which you can jury-rig by tying your shirt or handkerchief between two poles.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
Verb
The invasive fish that can live without water for days was caught on May 19 while seining for bait at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Wayne County, said the MDC.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
Other quotas go to seine, gillnets, recreational and subsistence fisheries, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022
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“Seine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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seine
1 of 2 noun
: a large fishing net kept hanging in the water by weights and floats
seine
2 of 2 verb
seined; seining
: to fish with or catch with a seine
Geographical Definition
Seine
geographical name
ˈsān 
ˈsen
river 480 miles (772 kilometers) long in northern France flowing northwest into the
Bay of the Seine (inlet of the English Channel)
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