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Definition of drift net noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drift net

noun
 
/ˈdrɪft net/
 
/ˈdrɪft net/
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  1. a very large net used by fishing boats. The net has weights at the bottom and floats at the top and is allowed to hang in the sea.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDrift net is used before these nouns:
    • fishing
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