netting

noun net·ting \ ˈne-tiŋ \

Definition of netting

1 :network 1

2 :the act or process of making a net or network

3 :the act, process, or right of fishing with a net

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Examples of netting in a Sentence

He put up wire netting around the garden.
wore a veil of netting

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Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage, the pings from his metal bat filling the air in the south New Jersey cul-de-sac.

— sean gregory, Time, "How Kids’ Sports Became a $15 Billion Industry," 24 Aug. 2017
When a team of recreational scuba divers spotted four whale sharks stuck in a fishing net, the animals were veiled by a thin mesh netting.

— sarah gibbens, National Geographic, "How Divers Rescued Four Car-Sized Sharks," 17 Aug. 2017
Marine Specialities is a cavernous place with everything from Army Navy supplies to vintage netting and shells.

— andrea whittle, CNT, "How to Do Summer in Provincetown, According to Designer John Derian," 21 July 2017
Tripods or row trellising with poles and string or netting are effective.

— dan gill, NOLA.com, "Here's an easy-to-grow, heat-loving vegetable to plant now: Yardlong beans," 8 July 2017
Midfielder William Da Silva took a pass across the top of the box and sliced a shot on his first shot into the right netting, just beyond Marchesin’s fingertips.

— julia b. poe, Philly.com, "Club América wins tour match at Talen Energy Stadium," 8 July 2017
A caller reported finding a raccoon wrapped in netting.

— Washington Post, "Loudoun County Animal Watch," 5 July 2017
Heads up Protective netting extends all the way to the foul poles and workers blow whistles when foul ball enters a section.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "What Major League Baseball can learn from the Japanese," 30 June 2017
With Chinese workers in assembly plants that management has ringed with netting to deter suicides?

— frank rose, WSJ, "The World’s Hottest Gadget," 29 June 2017

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First Known Use of netting

1567

netting Synonyms

Synonyms

mesh, ¹net, network

Related Words

web, webbing; grille (also grill), lattice, screen, screening, wirework; bobbinet, Brussels lace, filigree, fishnet, lace, marquisette, tulle

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netting

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Definition of netting for English Language Learners

: material consisting of pieces of string, rope, wire, etc., that are woven together with open spaces left in between : material that is used to make nets

NETTING Defined for Kids

netting

noun net·ting \ ˈne-tiŋ \

Definition of netting for Students

1 :¹net 1

2 :¹net 2

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