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Meaning of "dragnet" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DRAGNET

ˈdræɡˌnɛt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAGNET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dragnet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAGNET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dragnet

Dragnet may refer to: ▪ Dragnet, a fishing net used in seine fishing ▪ Dragnet, a coordinated search, named for the fishing net...

Definition of dragnet in the English dictionary

The definition of dragnet in the dictionary is a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something. Other definition of dragnet is any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAGNET

alkanet · botnet · burgonet · carcanet · cronet · Ethernet · evernet · extranet · falconet · fishnet · gillnet · hairnet · internet · intranet · keepnet · lansquenet · molinet · telnet · Transnet · Usenet

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAGNET

draggiest · dragging · draggingly · draggle · draggletailed · draggy · draghound · dragline · dragline crane · dragline excavator · dragoman · dragomen · dragon · dragon fruit · dragon light · dragon market · dragon tree · dragon´s blood · dragon´s teeth · dragon´s-head

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAGNET

antiferromagnet · beignet · cygnet · diamagnet · electromagnet · ferrimagnet · ferromagnet · field magnet · fridge magnet · magnet · paramagnet · permanent magnet · signet · Writer to the Signet

Synonyms and antonyms of dragnet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dragnet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAGNET

Find out the translation of dragnet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dragnet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dragnet» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

天罗地网
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

dragnet
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dragnet
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

dragnet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصيدة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

невод
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

arrastão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

টানা-জাল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

seine
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dragnet
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rasterfahndung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

捜査網
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

저인망
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dragnet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưới kéo chim
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மீன்வலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जादूटोणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

polis kuşatması
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rete radiante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

niewód
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

невід
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

năvod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dragnet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

treknet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SLÄPNOT
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slepenot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dragnet

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAGNET»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dragnet
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dragnet

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAGNET»

Discover the use of dragnet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dragnet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom ...
In Dragnet Nation, award-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin reports from the front lines of America’s surveillance economy, offering a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals ...
Julia Angwin, 2014
2
My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet ...
Hayde goes beyond "just the facts" to offer readers a comprehensive look at "Dragnet", the radio series and TV show that defined an entire genre.
Michael J. Hayde, 2001
3
Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Technologies: Proceedings of the ...
This volume contains the proceedings of the CEASlDragNet European Drag Reduction Conference held on 19-21 June 2000 in Potsdam, Germany.
Peter Thiede, 2001
4
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
210 Dragnet in that capacity, as did Sgt. Vance Brasher. Chief Horrall got on-air credit in the earliest shows; he was succeeded by William H. Parker, and it was Parker whose name was most associated with the technical excellence of Dragnet.
John Dunning, 1998
5
Raised on Radio
Ellis, a seasoned radio actor and sometime writer-director, was a regular on Tales of the Texas Rangers and was one of various Archies on The Adventures of Nero Wolfe, but his primary place of business was Dragnet, on which he performed ...
Gerald Nachman, 2000
6
Tv's Biggest Hits: The Story of Television Themes from ...
Mixes criticsm and anecdotes to tell the stories of the composers who created television's most memorable music, looking at the musical styles of each genre from detective shows and westerns to sit-coms, sci-fi, and mini-series
Jon Burlingame, 1996
7
Feminist Interpretations of W. V. Quine
By fostering the epistemic attitudes it fosters, the Dragnet theory helps confer special authority and status on science and its practitioners and deflects critical attention away from the material conditions in which science is conducted.
Lynn Hankinson Nelson, Jack Nelson, 2010
8
Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to ...
Dragnet Tie-in Novels Dragnet: Case No. 561, by David Knight, 1956 Dragnet: The Case of the Courteous Killer, by Richard S. Prather, writing as Richard Deming, 1958 Dragnet: The Case of the Crime King, by Richard Deming, 1958 Dragnet ...
Mitzi M. Brunsdale, 2010
9
Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American ...
Dragnet stretched across media — originating on radio and spawning a feature theatrical film during its television run — and decades, with original programs spanning from 1949 to 1970 (not to mention a parodic 1987 film and two television ...
Jason Mittell, 2004
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAGNET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dragnet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hacking Team Emails Expose Proposed Death Squad Deal, Secret …
... other spying equipment at the embassy in Colombia to perform dragnet Internet surveillance. Last month, a Hacking Team field engineer had ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
2
Budget 2015: What a glorious summer for Britain's richest elite
The number likely to be caught in his dragnet is relatively small, as are the bills they will be asked to pay. These, don't forget, are the HNWIs or ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Gay Marriages #1 Foe Could Get Indicted
They're like Dragnet. Joe Friday.” Of the leader of the investigation, Maj. Dewayne Dockery, the same judge said, “You might as well be talking ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
New privacy debate focuses on government access to emails, texts …
WASHINGTON — Now that Congress has ended the National Security Agency's controversial dragnet of Americans' phone records, privacy ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
A murder in San Francisco became about the city's immigration …
... ICE was using their jails as a dragnet to deport as many immigrants as possible, rather than targeting violent criminals, and they didn't like it. «Vox, Jul 15»
6
Denver dragnet for SUV thief who ran over and killed man
A man was killed early Friday after he unsuccessfully tried to stop a car thief. The employee of an automobile business saw the thief and tried to ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
7
Kuwait imposes mandatory dragnet DNA testing after mosque …
Following a deadly mosque bombing, the kingdom of Kuwait has passed a law ordering mandatory DNA testing of all its subjects and foreign ... «RT, Jul 15»
8
NSA Can Restart Phone Dragnet, Surveillance Court Rules
After a monthlong delay the Obama administration on Monday won permission to restart its dragnet collection of American call records. «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
9
Vehicle lifters gang busted, six land in police dragnet
BHOPAL: A six-member state-level gang of vehicle lifters was busted on Monday, which allegedly stole vehicles on order from Bhopal, Raisen, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
US Senator Wyden Blasts 'Unnecessary Resumption' Of NSA Phone …
The decision allows five more months of the NSA dragnet, before the phone records program is banned for good. “I see no reason for the ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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