1. past tense and past participle of gillnet; caught or trapped in a gillnet (a type of fishing net).
Usage: fishing industry term; often used in environmental or regulatory contexts

Examples

• The salmon were gillnetted in the river during the commercial fishing season.
• Many dolphins have been gillnetted accidentally in ocean waters.
• The fish gillnetted in this area are sold to local markets.
• Regulations now limit how many fish can be gillnetted each year.
• The gillnetted catch included several endangered species.