be+drawn+along

  • 111training — train·ing || treɪnɪŋ n. drilling, exercising, preparing; fitness, ability adj. of drills, of exercises treɪn n. railroad car; caravan; series; series of events; piece of cloth that forms the long back section of a skirt or gown (such as a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 112trains — treɪn n. railroad car; caravan; series; series of events; piece of cloth that forms the long back section of a skirt or gown (such as a bride s gown) and is drawn along the floor; something that trails along; retinue; tail of a comet v. instruct …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 113trail — noun 1》 a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.     ↘a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 2》 a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 3》 a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 114dragnet — drag•net [[t]ˈdrægˌnɛt[/t]] n. 1) a net to be drawn along the bottom of a stream to catch fish, or along the ground for small game 2) an interlinked system for finding or catching someone • Etymology: 1535–45 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 115dragnet — /ˈdrægnɛt / (say dragnet) noun 1. a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch something. 2. anything that serves to catch or drag in, as a police system …

  • 116middle of the stream — The thread of a navigable river at mid channel, generally equally distant from either bank. 56 Am J1st Wat § 177. In international law, and by the usage of European nations, the term as applied to a navigable river, is the same as the middle of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 117trail — ► NOUN 1) a mark or a series of signs left behind by the passage of someone or something. 2) a track or scent used in following someone or hunting an animal. 3) a long thin part stretching behind or hanging down from something. 4) a beaten path… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 118acoustic figures — Sonorous So*no rous, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.] 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. [1913 Webster] 2. Loud sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 119Drag — Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 120drag anchor — Drag Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English