dragnet
pronunciation
How to pronounce dragnet in British English:
UK [ˈdrægnet]
How to pronounce dragnet in American English:
US [ˈdræɡˌnɛt]
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- Noun:
- a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
- a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
Word Origin
- dragnet (n.)
- Old English drægnet, a net to drag the bottom of a body of water in fishing; see drag (v.) + net (n.). Figurative use is from 1640s; police sense attested by 1894.
Example
- 1. Two japanese businessmen were caught in the same dragnet .
- 2. Tight dragnet type : each group please watch for , the target have been already appear , preparation activity !
- 3. The internet is an invisible clathria , catches the whole lot in a dragnet the world .
- 4. The police have widened their dragnet in their search for the killer .
- 5. Over the past eleven years , ken has eluded an international dragnet .