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- Dictionarydrag·net/ˈdraɡˌnet/
noun
- 1. a net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game.
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DRAGNET definition: 1. a series of actions taken by the police that are intended to catch criminals: 2. a heavy net…. Learn more.
1. a. : a net drawn along the bottom of a body of water. b. : a net used on the ground (as to capture small game) 2. : a network of measures for apprehension (as of criminals) Examples of dragnet in a Sentence. Nine suspects were caught in the police dragnet.
A dragnet is a coordinated attempt to catch a criminal. Dragnet originally referred to a kind of net for catching fish. It can now also indicate a less literal type of net: one that catches crooks. Police may use a dragnet if they know a wanted criminal is in a certain neighborhood.
DRAGNET meaning: 1. a series of actions taken by the police that are intended to catch criminals: 2. a heavy net…. Learn more.
Dragnet definition: a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.. See examples of DRAGNET used in a sentence.
A dragnet is a method used by police to catch suspected criminals. A large number of police officers search a specific area, in the hope that they will eventually find the person they are looking for.
DRAGNET meaning: 1 : a series of actions that are done by the police in order to catch criminals; 2 : a net that is pulled along the bottom of a river, lake, pond, etc., to search for or collect something.
