Meaning Of The Word Gill net

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gill net in American English
a net set upright in the water to catch fish by entangling their gills in its meshes
noun: a curtainlike net, suspended vertically in the water, with meshes of such a size as to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through

gill net in British English
noun: a net suspended vertically in the water to trap fish by their gills in its meshes

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