fishing net

collocation in English

meaningsoffishingandnet

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fishing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/
the sport or job of ...
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net
noun
uk
/net/us
/net/
material made of threads of rope, string, wire, or plastic with spaces between them, allowing gas, liquid, or small objects to go through, or an object made with this material that is used to limit the movement ...
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(Definition offishingandnetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffishing net

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Fishingnetpossession gives rise to a 10 per cent higher probability of using fishing as a coping strategy.
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They met to discuss conservation andfishingnetmesh sizes.
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I have with me an industrialfishingnet.
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I often think that it is just like afishingnet.
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That does not mean settling on thefishingnetbut net as distinct from gross.
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Getting a clear answer in a short, sharp sentence is like catching a hare with afishingnet.
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Does he believe that enough emphasis is given to the enforcement of the size offishingnetmesh?
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The fine workmanship of thefishingnetis remarkable.
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One night, hisfishingnetcaught something heavy.
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The fish caught was thus marked with the sigla and delivered to thefishingnetowner.
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The people would, collectively, also receive $1500 per year for ammunition andfishingnettwine.
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These suffixes are dropped in most derived forms: "tch-calli", rabbit-hole, "mich-matlatl",fishingnet.
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He holds his breath underwater while trying to untie afishingnet.
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The trawl is a sort of bigfishingnetthat is wound on the windlass.
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The arms show a part of afishingnetplaced over the shield.
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According to the aquarium, she was rescued from entanglement in afishingnet.
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It was completed with a porter's lodge, notable for the iron gate in the shape of afishingnet.
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While making the pickup rendezvous, the submarine snagged afishingnetand sunk the fishing vessel dragging the net.
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Other items include seaweed,fishingnet, shells, sea grass, driftwood, pieces of sea glass, and even sand.
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There used to be some taboos, such as stepping over afishingnetplaced on the beach.
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In commercialfishing,net-spreading underwater kites and kite vanes are used to aid the control of large fishing nets.
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Window and door openings were sawn out of the solid log structure, with wood surrounds embellished withfishingnetfloats.
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