"ghost net" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost nets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost net (plural ghost nets)
  1. A fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface. Wikipedia link: ghost net Translations (fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean): haamuverkko (Finnish), Geisternetz [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-ghost_net-en-noun-1HCarj8V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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