mosquito net

noun

: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes

Examples of mosquito net in a Sentence

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Its bedrooms are filled with lovelorn characters coming of age and finding intimacy beneath their mosquito nets; its alchemic laboratory hosts the obsessive scientific experiments of patriarch José Arcadio and Melquíades. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Products like mosquito nets and bug sprays can help prevent mosquito bites and the spread of malaria. Devika Rao, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024 The small clinic in which Susan was brought into the world had no screens on the windows, just mosquito nets. Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024 After a hearty meal and campfire stories, experience an unforgettable night sleeping outdoors under a mosquito net while your guide and tracker take turns keeping watch. Jim Dobson, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mosquito net 

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mosquito net was in 1745

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“Mosquito net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosquito%20net. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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mosquito net

noun
: a net for keeping out mosquitoes
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