Found 2 items, similar to Drift net.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: drift net drift net n : a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
English → English (gcide) Definition: Drift net Drift \Drift\, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane. [1913 Webster] Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n. Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch. Drift net, a kind of fishing net. Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n. [1913 Webster]