mosquito netting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mosquito netting
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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The health ministry has urged people to step up anti-mosquito measures, including mosquito netting on doorways and windows, use of insect repellent and removal of any water containers that may act as breeding grounds.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023
Rani and her children do use mosquito netting, but they rarely spend the whole night behind its protective shield.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022
But the mosquito netting that lashed them together was starting to fray.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022
Hendrika Mayora Victoria Kelan, who once secretly sewed a dress out of mosquito netting, was met with stares and whispers when she returned to her childhood village of Habi on the southern reaches of Indonesia.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2020
I sat at my bedroom window after I changed; the cashew tree was so close I could reach out and pluck a leaf if it were not for the silver-colored crisscross of mosquito netting.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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