eftersøgning — meaning in English

English meaning

• dragnet noun A large net dragged along a riverbed or seabed to catch fish or find objects.
• search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.

Senses

eftersøgning is used for these senses in English:

• dragnet (law enforcement) Heightened efforts by law enforcement personnel undertaken in order to capture suspects.
• search An attempt to find something.

dragnet — full definition

1. noun A large net dragged along a riverbed or seabed to catch fish or find objects.
2. noun A coordinated, wide-scale search by police to catch a suspect.

search — full definition

1. verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
2. noun An act of searching for something.

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