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- Dictionarydragnet/ˈdraɡnɛt/
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.
noun. 1. a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc. 2. a system or network for finding or catching someone, as a criminal wanted by the police.
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. (ˈdræɡˌnɛt) n. 1. (General Engineering) a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something. 2. (Law) any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons.
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.
