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landing net

landing net noun: a fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.

landing net: a fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when...
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Noun

landing net (plural landing nets)

  1. A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.

Forms of landing net

plurallanding nets

Questions about landing net

What does landing net mean?
Landing net means a fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.
What part of speech is landing net?
Landing net is a noun.
What is the plural of landing net?
The plural of landing net is landing nets.

Words near landing net in the dictionary

  1. landing field
  2. landing fields
  3. landing gear
  4. landing gears
  5. landing in someone's lap
  6. landing net
  7. landing nets
  8. landing on
  9. landing on one's feet
  10. landing pad
  11. landing pads

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