a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
"The boat drifted gently down Seine, offering the perfect view of the Eiffel Tower before heading toward the sea."
a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
"The old trawler dragged its seine through the calm waters to catch the school of herring."
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
"The old fisherman carefully lowered his seine into the calm bay to catch the day's first harvest of mackerel."
fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
"The fishermen pulled their heavy net through the shallow water to seine in the last of the day's catch."
To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
"The crew worked together to drag their heavy seine net through the calm waters of the bay."
A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
"After visiting the Seine, we took a boat tour down its banks toward Le Havre."