seine

Definition of Seine in English :

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Noun

1. seine, seine river

a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

seine river

2. seine

a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

Verb

3. seine

fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Seine

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noun

1.

a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom

verb

2.

to catch (fish) using this net

noun

a river in N France, rising on the Plateau de Langres and flowing northwest through Paris to the English Channel: the second longest river in France, linked by canal with the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine, Saône, and Loire. Length: 776 km (482 miles)

Seine

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river in N France, flowing northwest through Paris into the English Channel: 482 mi (776 km)

noun

1.

a large fishing net with floats along the top edge and weights along the bottom

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: seined or ˈseining

2.

to fish with a seine

Seine

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A river of northern France flowing about 770 km (480 mi) generally northwest to the Bay of the Seine, an inlet of the English Channel, near Le Havre. It has been an important commercial waterway since Roman times and has figured significantly in the histories of Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre.

n.

A large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top.

v. seined, sein·ing, seines

v.intr.

To fish with such a net.

v.tr.

To fish for or catch with such a net.

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