trotline vs trawl

trotline and trawl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trotline	Yes	No	No	No
trawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trotline and trawl are synonyms defined as:

trotline and trawl: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

Other synonyms of trotline include setline, spiller, trawl line.

trotline (noun)	trawl (noun)
a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)	a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
	a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

trotline (verb)	trawl (verb)
	fish with trawlers