dragnet's Usage Examples:

A flood of supporters moved to Ankara just ahead of the Allied dragnets.

The cultured pearl industry and the mindless dragnet fishing that destroyed the coral reefs.

Stylonuroids have fixed spines on appendages II-IV which could have been used as dragnets to rake through the sediments and thus entangling anything in their way.

Native Americans usually captured salmon by manually hauling seine nets (dragnets).

United States, traffic stops have been criticized for their use in police dragnets to check compliance with laws such as those requiring the use of seat belts.

kick-off murder of a sultry saloon singer, whom Marie Windsor plays, is ticklishly enacted, and the dragnet thrown out by the police, headed by a clean-shaved.

The fixed spines on appendages II-IV could have been used as dragnets to rake through the sediment, indiscriminately entangling anything within.

capture in various fishing equipment including trawls, tuna traps, and dragnets meant for swordfish.

"dragnets" have generally been held to be unconstitutional as unreasonable search and seizure actions.

specializes in (among other things) helping convicted felons escape police dragnets and ambushes.

Some 600 persons were jailed charged with hiding Varsalona during several dragnets in the area.

Stroud evades the dragnet by various maneuvers, finally hiding in the clock (ending the flashback segment of the film).

While traditional "stop and frisk" dragnets have.

Synonyms:

system, scheme,

Antonyms:

spoils system, merit system, truth,