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spec. A cast of a net or a fishing line; = cast, n. 5a. Also (Angling): a spot suited for fishing; = cast, n. 5c. Also in figurative contexts.
In various senses of the verb.
A throw of the sounding-lead, of a fishing-line, net, dredge, etc.
Fisheries. The spread or cast of a net; the throw and haul-in of a fishing-net.