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Fishery

//ˈfɪʃəɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood. uncountable
  2. 2
    a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold wordnet
  3. 3
    A place related to fishing; A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground (for example, a territorial one). countable, uncountable

    "the collapse of the fisheries"

  4. 4
    A place related to fishing; A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place related to fishing; A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A right to fish in a particular location, such as territorial fishing waters. countable
  2. 7
    A fishing company. countable

Etymology

From fish + -ery.

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