drift net

1. 1.

   a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current

   Broaderfishnet

Questions about drift net

What does drift net mean?

drift net means "a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current".

Is drift net a common word?

drift net is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.