trawl (redirected from trawl line)

trawl Sea fishing

1. a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)

2. a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys

3. Angling another word for troll (sense 2)

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trawl [trȯl]

(engineering)

A baglike net whose mouth is kept open by boards or by a leading diving vane or depressor at the foot of the opening and a spreader bar at the top; towed by a ship at specified depths for catching forms of marine life.

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trawl - To sift through large volumes of data (e.g. Usenet postings, FTP archives, or the Jargon File) looking for something of interest.