mosquito net

noun

: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes

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The government’s efforts have been supported by funding and supplies such as microscopes and mosquito nets from the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as lab technician training from the World Health Organization. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024 At tropical destinations or areas with high rates of illnesses transmitted by mosquitos, use insect repellent and consider mosquito nets, Robinson says. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 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 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 26 Dec. 2024.

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mosquito net

noun
: a net for keeping out mosquitoes
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