1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. & Canada]
2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, — used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.
TRAWLBOAT
Trawl"boat`, n.
Defn: A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.
TRAWLER
Trawl"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, trawls.
2. A fishing vessel which trails a net behind it.
TRAWLERMAN
Trawl"er*man, n.; pl. Trawlermen (.
Defn: A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.
[Obs.] Cowell.
TRAWLNET
Trawl"net`, n.