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drift net

–noun
a fishing net supported upright in the water by floats attached along the upper edge and sinkers along the lower, so as to be carried with the current or tide.

Origin:
1840–50
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drift net  
n.  A large fishing net buoyed up by floats that is carried along with the current or tide.
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