seine

1 of 2

noun

: a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore

seine

2 of 2

verb

seined; seining

intransitive verb

: to fish with or catch fish with a seine

transitive verb

: to fish for or in with a seine

Examples of seine in a Sentence

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Noun
Using a seine, the Karuk Tribe fisheries team formed a circle and pulled up their catch. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Bag seine and trawl net surveys will give a representation of reproduction efforts. Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
Verb
The invasive fish that can live without water for days was caught on May 19 while seining for bait at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Wayne County, said the MDC. Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023 Other quotas go to seine, gillnets, recreational and subsistence fisheries, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for seine 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English segne, from Latin sagena, from Greek sagēnē

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1836, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of seine was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Seine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

seine

1 of 2 noun
: a large fishing net kept hanging in the water by weights and floats

seine

2 of 2 verb
seined; seining
: to fish with or catch with a seine

Geographical Definition

Seine

geographical name

ˈsān How to pronounce Seine (audio)
ˈsen
river 480 miles (772 kilometers) long in northern France flowing northwest into the Bay of the Seine (inlet of the English Channel)
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