Usually means: Large nets indiscriminately catching fish.
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  1. drift net: Merriam-Webster
  2. drift net: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. drift net: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  10. Drift net: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (drift net)

▸ noun:  (fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat.

Similar:
driftnet, drift fishing, drifter, dragnet, trail net, seine, draught net, drag-net, fishing net, cast net, more...

Opposite:
trammel net, gill net, seine net, cast net

Types:
gillnet, trammel net, purse seine, longline, driftnet, cast net, hand net, beach seine, more...

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Similar:
driftnet, drift fishing, drifter, dragnet, trail net, seine, draught net, drag-net, fishing net, cast net, more...

Opposite:
trammel net, gill net, seine net, cast net

Types:
gillnet, trammel net, purse seine, longline, driftnet, cast net, hand net, beach seine, more...



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