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dragnet

drag·net [ drág nèt ] (plural drag·nets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. police hunt for criminal: a systematic and coordinated search for a wanted person made by police

2. weighted net used underwater: a net with weights on it used when trawling for fish at sea or when searching for something at the bottom of a river or pond

3. net for catching game: a net that is drawn across the ground and used to trap small game

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