dragnet

drag·net

D0376700 (drăg′nĕt′)n.1. A system of coordinated procedures for apprehending criminal suspects or other wanted persons.2. a. A net for trawling; a trawl.b. A net for catching small game.

dragnet

(ˈdræɡˌnɛt) n1. (General Engineering) a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something2. (Law) any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons

drag•net

(ˈdrægˌnɛt)

n. 1. a net to be drawn along the bottom of a stream to catch fish, or along the ground for small game. 2. an interlinked system for finding or catching someone. [1535–45]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dragnet - a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
	2.	dragnet - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depthstrawl net, trawlfishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in

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