noun
- a systematic search for someone or something, especially by police
- a large fishing net drawn through the water or along the bottom
Usage: fishing
Examples
- Police cast a wide dragnet to find the escaped prisoner.
- The FBI launched a dragnet operation across three states.
- Authorities used a dragnet approach to locate the missing child.
- The fishermen pulled in their dragnet filled with fish.
- Commercial boats use dragnets to catch large quantities of fish.
- The dragnet search yielded several important clues.
- Environmental groups oppose the use of dragnets that harm marine life.