wire netting

noun

1. netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.

wire netting

noun

1. a net made of wire, often galvanized, that is used for fencing, as a light reinforcement, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of wire netting¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

According to the Lockheed Martin website: “The main factory was covered with a canopy of chicken wire, netting and painted canvas to blend in with the surrounding grass. And fake trees were erected with spray-painted chicken feathers for leaves, some painted green to represent new growth and some brown to represent decaying patches.”

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Cathryn said: "We are reinforcing his pen by building up the wire netting and creating an overhang."

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North American beekeepers can replicate these with wire netting from local hardware stores.

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Gabion baskets - stones in wire netting - are set at the base of the bluff to slow the erosion, but they are failing because waves have eroded the sand beneath them, causing them to collapse, park officials said.

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There are beds in it, or rather bunks—a couple of wooden beams over which wire netting is stretched.

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