mosquito net

noun

: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This person barricades him or herself with a laptop, mosquito net, and wide-brimmed hat on the outskirts of the field. Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023 So when darkness falls, the fish wrap themselves in a ‘mosquito net’ of their own making. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010 Most anti-parasite measures tend to involve chemicals, but Grutter thinks that the mucus is probably more of a physical barrier, like a human mosquito net. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010 An ornate headboard, practical mosquito net, and photograph by Vicky Aguirre round out the space. Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2022 Though many of the works were shot outdoors, others only hint at the presence of nature — through the backdrop of a garden behind a model, or a mosquito net above a boy's bed — but were created in a studio setting. Christiane Amanpour, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022 Some clothes for the kids, a mosquito net, and two towels. Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022 During parliamentary season in Naypyitaw, Phyo Zeya Thaw lived in an austere concrete dormitory for legislators, his room outfitted with little more than a hard bed with a mosquito net and a table piled high with legislative paperwork. Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 During parliamentary season in Naypyidaw, Mr. Phyo Zeya Thaw lived in an austere concrete dormitory for legislators, his room outfitted with little more than a hard bed with a mosquito net and a table piled high with legislative paperwork. New York Times, 27 July 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 May. 2023.

Kids Definition

mosquito net

noun
: a net for keeping out mosquitoes
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