SEINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Seine mean? 

• SEINE (noun)
  The noun SEINE has 2 senses:

1. a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

2. a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

  Familiarity information: SEINE used as a noun is rare.

• SEINE (verb)
  The verb SEINE has 1 sense:

1. fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

  Familiarity information: SEINE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Seine; Seine River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Seine" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("seine" is a kind of...):

fishing net; fishnet (a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seine"):

purse seine (a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line)

Derivation:

seine (fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine)

• SEINE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "seine" is one way to...):

fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

In the summer they like to go out and seine

Derivation:

seine (a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom)

 Context examples 

According to France’s Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, the forecast peak for the Seine is about four to five meters above its normal height.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

The rainfall continues to elevate the levels in the Seine River, which is expected to reach a peak of up to 6.2 meters (20.3 feet) in the capital on January 27.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

These IMERG estimates indicate that rainfall totals greater than 180 mm (seven inches) occurred in this area where the Seine River flows toward Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

The highest rainfall totals occurred along the Seine River east of Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

Frequent rainfall has caused widespread flooding along the Seine River that flows through Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)