Seine - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Seine :  (noun)
1: a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel [syn: Seine, Seine River]
2: a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom (verb)

1: fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

Based on WordNet 2.0

Seine : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Seine

AktenzeichenXY: Psychisch kranker Mann ersticht Seine Mutter http://url4.eu/xUsd
VideoworldPDM: John Waters’ Lieblingsfilme 2009: Der göttliche John Waters hat, wie jedes Jahr, Seine 10 Lieblingsfilme des Jah... http://bit.ly/7EdzpV
searchhotel: and #2 north of the Seine 2miles from Latin, Hotel Paris Est Lafayette, 450 € for 5N. http://bit.ly/7EQpup #no view in Latin Q for 150$ :(
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