dragnet

1 a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"

2 a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths [syn: trawl, trawl net]

English

Etymology

drag + net

Noun

1. A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
2. Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.

Dragnet may refer to:

• A type of fishing net also known as a seine
• Dragnet (policing), any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects
• Dragnet (album), a 1979 album by The Fall
• Dragnet (1947 film), a 1947 crime/drama/mystery film starring Henry Wilcoxon and Mary Brian
• Dragnet (series), a radio, TV and movie series, and
  • Dragnet (theme music), its theme song
  • Dragnet (1954 film), a 1954 film based on the TV series
  • Dragnet (1987 film), a 1987 spoof starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks
• Dragnet (ISP), Australian ISP / telco
• "Dragnet", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1973 book Witt

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