wire netting

noun

netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.

Origin of wire netting

First recorded in 1850–55

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Examples from the Web for wire netting

The Coroner understood that the wire-netting did not extend over the whole of the house.
The Pretty Lady |Arnold E. Bennett
Not if he had driven in for a cabbage instead of wire-netting.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
The Coroner had said: "The wire-netting does not extend over the servants' quarters," in a very even voice.
The Pretty Lady |Arnold E. Bennett
This wall can be plastered, the plaster forming a key with the wire-netting, which holds securely.
Cottage Building in Cob, Pis, Chalk and Clay|Clough Williams-Ellis

"Now, as to the wire-netting," had said the Coroner, leaving the subject of the force of example.
The Pretty Lady |Arnold E. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for wire netting

wire netting

noun

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

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wire netting

noun

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wire netting

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