A helicopter clattered just above roof level, trawling the streets with its searchlight.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2002)
All related terms of 'trawling'
trawl
If you trawl through a large number of similar things, you search through them looking for something that you want or something that is suitable for a particular purpose .
trawl line
a large net , usually in the shape of a sock or bag , drawn at deep levels behind special boats ( trawlers )
trawlnet
a large net , usually in the shape of a sock or bag , drawn at deep levels behind special boats ( trawlers )
trawl net
a large net , usually in the shape of a sock or bag , drawn at deep levels behind special boats ( trawlers )
pair trawling
the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish