dragnet
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| —n | |
| 1. | a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc, as when searching for something |
| 2. | any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons |
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Dragnet
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is abed. Does it mean:
| in bed: |
| a base, despicable person. |
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Example sentences
In the open position, the dragnet is suspended above the access road.
The goal of the day long dragnet is simple, to make the community safer.
Dragnet clauses will only be upheld where no ambiguity exists and the clause can be interpreted according to the language used.
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