mosquito net

noun

: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes

Examples of mosquito net in a Sentence

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These methods include the mosquito coils, repellents, mosquito nets and other methods to repel, kill and prevent mosquitoes. Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025 Therefore, travelers should take extra precautions, including using mosquito nets and repellents. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 There was our grandmother’s porch at night, on the wood divan, beneath the mosquito net softly sighing, cicadas lighting up the village with their sound. Aysegül Savas, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025 In Mandalay, as the night deepened, terrified residents dragged mattresses and mosquito nets onto the streets to sleep. Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mosquito net

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 19 Aug. 2025.

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mosquito net

noun
: a net for keeping out mosquitoes
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