Definitions for: Seine


[n] a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
[n] a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
[v] fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine



Webster (1913) Definition: Seine, n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, b?th fr. L. sagena,
Gr. ????.] (Fishing.)
A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and
the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and
when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses
the fish.

Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay
out a seine.

Synonyms: Seine River

See Also: fish, fishing net, fishnet, France, French Republic, purse seine, river

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