fishery B2 Topic:Animals US /ˈfɪʃəɹi/ UK /ˈfɪʃəri/ See IPA manual Freq #51133 Meanings 1 noun the business or activity of catching, processing, and selling fish The coastal town depended on the herring fishery. 2 noun a place or area where fish are caught or raised The river fishery was closed during spawning season. 3 noun the legal right to fish in a particular area The estate claimed an ancient fishery in the stream. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the business or activity of... fishing industry 2 noun · a place or area where fish... fishing groundpiscary 3 noun · the legal right to fish in... fishing rightpiscary Word family Derived forms fisheriescodfisheryshellfishery Related forms fishfishing Common collocations pearl fishery Noun + noun Etymology From fish plus -ery, the suffix used for activities, places, and trades. It can name the industry, the fishing ground, or the legal right to fish there. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fishery **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪʃəɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪʃəri/ **Frequency rank:** 51133 ## Meanings 1. the business or activity of catching, processing, and selling fish 2. a place or area where fish are caught or raised 3. the legal right to fish in a particular area ## Examples - The coastal town depended on the herring fishery. - The river fishery was closed during spawning season. - The estate claimed an ancient fishery in the stream. ## Synonyms - fishing industry - fishing ground - piscary - fishing right ## Derived Forms - fisheries - codfishery - shellfishery ## Related Forms - fish - fishing ## Etymology From fish plus -ery, the suffix used for activities, places, and trades. It can name the industry, the fishing ground, or the legal right to fish there. ## Topics - Animals markdown