'Drift net' definitions:
Definition of 'drift net'
(from WordNet)
noun
A large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
Definition of 'Drift net'
From: GCIDE
- Drift \Drift\, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane. [1913 Webster]
- Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n.
- Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch.
- Drift net, a kind of fishing net.
- Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n. [1913 Webster]