shark net
Britishnoun
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a net for catching sharks
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a long piece of netting strung across a bay, inlet, etc, to exclude sharks
Example Sentences
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A 10m humpback whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in a shark net off Australia’s Gold Coast.
From BBC
“I had a good look at it because I thought it might be in the shark net. I could see splashing. It just looked odd. Maybe it was shark feeding on the school behind the net before I came in.”
From The Guardian
Humpback whale appears to be in a shark net at Manly, unfortunately.
From The Guardian
Initially there was some concern that one of the whales had been caught in a shark net, but surfers said that was not the case.
From The Guardian
The recreational diver found the whale caught in a shark net off the Gold Coast and untangled him, the report said.
From Fox News
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