dragnet
noun
1 dragnet
A system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals).
Roget 78: generality, generalization; universality; catholicity, catholicism; miscellany, miscellaneousness†; dragnet; common run; worldwideness†. everyone, everybody; all hands, all the world and his wife; ... show more
2 dragnet
A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths.
Dutch: kuil, sleepnet, trawl, trawlnet, treil, treilnet, treknet
Polish: trał, włók, włok
Moby thesaurus: abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, bait, birdlime, bola, capture, catch, catching, cobweb, collaring, coup, domiciliary visit, exploration, fishhook, fly, forage, forcible seizure, frisk ... show more.
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