mosquito net
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1.6
- noun
- /məˈskiːtoʊ nɛt/
:
mosquitero
- "I've never slept under a mosquito net," Tom said.
- mosquito net over the bed
- sleep under mosquito nets
- insecticide-treated mosquito nets
So in the Burmese retreats, there's one big room and everybody practices together and you all sit down one side of the temple and under little mosquito Nets.
- So in the Burmese retreats, there's one big room and everybody practices together and you all sit down one side of the temple and under little mosquito Nets.
- So the snakes come up through the mosquito net and it must have curled up on my chest.
Examples
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Not only had she never been to this island, but she'd never slept beneath a mosquito net before.
Fiction book (1998) -
Didn't you say you wanted to buy a mosquito net?
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Why is she wearing a mosquito net?
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Hey, are there any mosquito nets?
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My room, the tower room, is circular, with stone walls and a mosquito net over my bed.
Fiction book (1998) -
The bathroom's down the hall, and there's a mosquito net over the bed.
Fiction book (1998) -
The basic huts they sleep in are lined with beds and mosquito nets.
Blog text (28) -
I had to buy a mosquito net to drape over Violet's crib.
Fiction book (1990) -
Later, she lay in her bare, white room, beneath the skylit gauze of a mosquito net, breathing heavily.
Fiction book (1990) -
Garver hung a mosquito net over the double bed in the master bedroom for them.
Synonyms
332
1.0
A mesh fabric used to catch things, for example fish, or as a barrier in sports
12
2.7
A light cloth with many small holes used to cover or decorate
How Protective
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1.6
- US
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2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'mosquito' (the insect) with 'net' (a mesh fabric): a net used to protect against mosquitoes. This noun+noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The compound noun mosquito net paints a clear picture: a fine woven net hung over a bed to stop tiny mosquitoes from biting you while you sleep. That's why the name means a mesh cover used 'to protect' people from mosquito bites.