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setnet

setnet 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 setnet

Noun
pluralsetnets
Verb
third-person singular presentsetnets
present participlesetnetting
past participlesetnetted
pastsetnetted

Questions about setnet

What is setnet the alternative form of?
Setnet is the alternative form of set net.

Words near setnet in the dictionary

  1. setmines
  2. setmining
  3. Setmurthy
  4. setness
  5. setnesses
  6. setnet
  7. setnets
  8. setnetted
  9. setnetter
  10. setnetters
  11. setnetting

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