drop nets
- plural of drop net.
Example Sentences
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They drop nets for half an hour across 400 different spots in the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
The Mevagissey fleet puts out to the grounds to-night, to anchor and drop nets as usual.
From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Nets of all shapes and sizes, seine nets with their bobbing floats, bag nets of a hundred kinds, drop nets, and casting nets.
From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Clifford, Hugh Charles, Sir
