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Webster 1913 Edition
Fishery
Fish′er-y
,Noun.
pl.
Fisheries
. 1.
The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
Addison.
2.
A place for catching fish.
3.
(Law)
The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters.
Abbott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fishery
FISH'ERY
, n.1.
The business of catching fish.2.
A place for catching fish with nets or hooks, as the banks of Newfoundland, the coast of England or Scotland, or on the banks of rivers.Definition 2024
fishery
fishery
English
Noun
fishery (plural fisheries)
- (uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
- (countable) A place related to fishing, particularly:
- (countable) A right to fish in a particular location.
- (countable) A fishing company.
Synonyms
- (fishing): See fishing
- (place to capture fish): fishing ground, fishing space, piscary
- (place to raise fish): See fish farm
- (right to capture fish): fishing right, piscary, piscage
Translations
fishing
place to capture seafood
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seafood company
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