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drop net

drop net is the alternative form of dropnet.

Meaning of dropnet

Noun

dropnet (plural dropnets)

  1. A fishing net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish.

Forms of drop net

pluraldrop nets

Questions about drop net

What is drop net the alternative form of?
Drop net is the alternative form of dropnet.

Words near drop net in the dictionary

  1. drop lock
  2. drop locks
  3. drop lot
  4. drop lots
  5. drop neck
  6. drop net
  7. drop nets
  8. drop off
  9. drop off the hooks
  10. drop off the map
  11. drop off the radar

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