Seine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
verb (used with object), seined, sein·ing.
  1. to fish for or catch with a seine.
  2. to use a seine in (water).
verb (used without object), seined, sein·ing.
  1. to fish with a seine.
noun
  1. a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
  2. a former department in N France.
noun
  1. a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by means of floats at the top and weights at the bottom
verb
  1. to catch (fish) using this net
noun
  1. a river in N France, rising on the Plateau de Langres and flowing northwest through Paris to the English Channel: the second longest river in France, linked by canal with the Rivers Somme, Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine, Saône, and Loire. Length: 776 km (482 miles)
Seine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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