otter trawl
noun
a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
Compare
beam trawl.
Origin of otter trawl
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby otter trawl
otter,
otter board,
otter hound,
otter shell,
otter shrew,
otter trawl,
otterbein,
otterburn,
otterhound,
otto,
otto cycle
Example sentences from the Web for otter trawl
In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will be noted that the positions of the two species are reversed.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine |Walter H. RichIt will be noted that the number of otter-trawl fares from this ground is small.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine |Walter H. Rich