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set nets

set nets is the plural of set net.

set nets is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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What is set nets the plural of?
Set nets is the plural of set net.

Words near set nets in the dictionary

  1. set mine
  2. set mined
  3. set mines
  4. set mining
  5. set net
  6. set nets
  7. set netted
  8. set netter
  9. set netters
  10. set netting
  11. set of one's jaw

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