mosquito net

noun

: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes

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In the bedrooms, mosquito nets swathed four-poster beds. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 Mesh mosquito nets handed out and pulled over heads to protect from the former. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Cover strollers and baby carriers with mosquito nets when outside. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 Fuel shortages increased the cost of transportation, and the production of key health commodities like mosquito nets which are made of polyester, which is made of petrochemicals. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mosquito net

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mosquito net was in 1745

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“Mosquito net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosquito%20net. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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mosquito net

noun
: a net for keeping out mosquitoes
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