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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals);
- Example: "caught in the police dragnet"

2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths;
[syn: trawl, dragnet, trawl net]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[ae]gnet.]
   A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in
   fishing.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dragnet
    n 1: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending
         (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police
         dragnet"
    2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
       [syn: trawl, dragnet, trawl net]