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trawler

[traw-ler] / ˈtrɔ lər /
NOUN
fisherman
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Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"It could have been from a trawler," he said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Jens Frederiksen, who works at a fishing business in Nuuk running a big shrimp trawler, said there is a divide in opinion between those in the capital and those in other coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

She said theories included it was captured accidentally by a trawler and then thrown overboard, or killed by a whale.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Garvey guided the fishing trawler to a stop a stone’s throw out from shore and dropped anchor.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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