fishnet
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃˌnɛt/
:
red de pesca
- She watched as the fishnet was placed in the water to catch the fish.
Examples
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After the trawlers shoved off, the only ones left in the village were women, children, and the old men who sat in the sunshine mending fishnets.
Fiction book (1999) -
The fisherman repaired his fishnet before heading out to sea.
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Please keep the fishnets for fishing next year.
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You keep track of the fishnets.
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A fishnet was drying on a rack made of the antlers of a moose.
Fiction book (1991) -
Artist Janet Echelman is known for creating enormous, undulating sculptures out of fishnets.
Blog text (28) -
The old fishnet was tangled on the dock after a long day of fishing.
Synonyms
332
1.0
A mesh fabric used to catch things, for example fish, or as a barrier in sports
5
1.4
A net people pull through water to catch fish
1
6.5
A vertical net that catches fish by trapping their gills
1
9.7
A big net that hangs in water to surround and catch fish
1
5.5
A large fishing net that floats and moves with the water to catch fish
A small net used to pull fish into a boat
A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer
A large cone-shaped net pulled along the sea bottom or through deep water to catch fish
A large cone shaped net fishermen drag through the water to catch fish
A large net that guides fish into an enclosed area where they cannot escape
A net with a long handle that helps you lift a caught fish from the water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fishnet comes from fish + net, simply a net 'used to catch fish'. So a fishnet is a net made of thin threads for catching fish.