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dragnet

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dragnet /ˈdrægˌnɛt/ noun
plural dragnets
dragnet
/ˈdrægˌnɛt/
noun
plural dragnets
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRAGNET
[count]
: a series of actions that are done by the police in order to catch criminals
: a net that is pulled along the bottom of a river, lake, pond, etc., to search for or collect something