"cast net" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cast nets [plural]
Etymology: From cast + net. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cast|net}} cast + net Head templates: {{en-noun}} cast net (plural cast nets)
  1. a (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line Categories (topical): Fishing Synonyms: casting net Translations (a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish): ἀμφίβληστρον (amphíblēstron) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), شَبَكَة (šabaka) (Arabic), 投网 (tóu wǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), werpnet [neuter] (Dutch), heittoverkko (Finnish), filet coulé [feminine] (French), épervier [feminine] (French), Wurfnetz [neuter] (German), Fangnetz [neuter] (German), kivett háló [singular] (Hungarian), gettare la rete (Italian), 投網 (toami) (Japanese), キャストネット (kyasutonetto) (Japanese), បោះសំណាញ់ (baoh saamnanh) (Khmer), куюлган тор (kuyulgan tor) (Kyrgyz), rētiāculum [neuter] (Latin), støpt nett [neuter] (Norwegian), tarrafa [feminine] (Portuguese), esparavel [masculine] (Portuguese), shabag tuur (Somali), atarraya [feminine] (Spanish), esparavel [masculine] (Spanish), tupa wavu (Swahili), naghulog ng lambat (Tagalog), แห (hɛ̌ɛ) (Thai), serpme (Turkish), guýma tor (Turkmen), quyma toʻr (Uzbek), lưới đúc (Vietnamese)

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