Definition of Seine

a large weighted fishing net cast in the water under the ship or boat

Examples of Seine in a sentence

After casting the seine into the ocean, the boat waited on the surface for the fish to be caught in the netting before being raised.  🔊

The lobster crew was dismayed after strenuously pulling up the seine and only seeing a few lobsters in the net.  🔊

Sometimes a few minnows get stuck in the seine as the entire net floats from the bottom of the boat to the ocean floor.  🔊

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