1. to fish with a large net dragged through the water
Usage: nautical
2. to search through something thoroughly

1. a large fishing net dragged through the water
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The fishing boat will trawl these waters for cod.
• Commercial vessels trawl the ocean floor for shrimp.
• She decided to trawl through old newspapers for information.
• Researchers trawled the archives looking for evidence.
• The fishermen cast their trawl into the deep water.
• The large trawl caught hundreds of fish.
• Police trawled the area for clues about the missing person.