noun
seine
sayn
noun
1
A long fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, held up by floats at the top and weighted at the bottom.
"The fishermen cast a seine along the shallow coastline."
verb
1
To fish using this kind of net.
"Local crews still seine for herring in the bay each autumn."
How to Use Seine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of fishing net, or the act of fishing with one; also the name of the river running through Paris.
Common pairings
seine net
seine fishing
Word Forms
seined past tense, seines plural, seines singular
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Etymology
From Old English seġne, tracing back through Latin sagena to Ancient Greek sagene, "dragnet."