Netting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɛtɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Netting is a noun meaning Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
Meaning
Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) Urine.
- present participle and gerund of net
Example Sentences
Any undecente or noysome thinge as[…]Nettinge or Fylthe.
Who ever ſaw a noble ſight, / That never view'd a brave Sea Fight: / Hang up your bloody Colours in the Aire, / Up with your Fights, and your Nettings prepare, / Your Merry Mates chear, with a luſty bold ſpright, / Now each Man his brindice, and then to the Fight, […]
The term "radar netting" (fig 43) describes the process by which track data derived from several additional or remote radars are gathered at a single center to produce an integrated set of meaningful target information which can be distributed to all AD elements concerned. … Radar netting can provide concurrent coverage of a selected area by more than one radar.
Word Forms
- nettings
Synonyms for netting
Depending on context, synonyms include mesh, gauze, veiling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gauze, veiling, fyke, filet, tenderloin, fillet.
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