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set-net

set-net is the alternative form of set net.

Meaning of set net

Noun

set net (plural set nets)

  1. A fishing net that is used by securing it to a fixed underwater framework.
    • No person shall draw, set, stretch or use any drag net, set net, or gill net, purse or sweep seine of any kind for taking fish anywhere in the waters of Buzzard's Bay within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, nor in any harbor, cove, or bight of said bay except as hereinafter provided.1994, Dennis W. Nixon, Marine and Coastal Law: Cases and Materials, →ISBN, page 175

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Forms of set-net

Noun
pluralset-nets
Verb
third-person singular presentset-nets
present participleset-netting
past participleset-netted
pastset-netted

Questions about set-net

What is set-net the alternative form of?
Set-net is the alternative form of set net.

Words near set-net in the dictionary

  1. set-in
  2. set-in sleeve
  3. set-in sleeves
  4. set-ins
  5. set-jetting
  6. set-net
  7. set-nets
  8. set-netted
  9. set-netter
  10. set-netters
  11. set-netting

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