landing net

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noun Angling.

a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.

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Origin of landing net

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby landing net

landing craft, landing field, landing flap, landing force, landing gear, landing net, landing page, landing party, landing ship, landing speed, landing stage

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How to use landing net in a sentence

The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
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Pages from the Quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble.
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“Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate.
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The outcome of the rum feud is critical for both Bacardi and Pernod Ricard, because the winner could net billions in future sales.
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Pan Am was granted landing rights at Camp Colombia, an army base near Havana.
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Specimens were easily collected in a mist net placed across the opening.
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In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.
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I've been sailing one way for ever so long, because I don't know how to turn around; but there's a landing-place just ahead.
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There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.
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A full General landing to inspect overseas is entitled to a salute of 17 guns—well, I got my dues.
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British Dictionary definitions for landing net

landing net

noun

angling a loose long-handled net on a triangular frame for lifting hooked fish from the water

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