"set net" meaning in English

See set net in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: set nets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set net (plural set nets)
  1. A fishing net that is used by securing it to a fixed underwater framework. Related terms: set netter, set netting
    Sense id: en-set_net-en-noun--ym-BByl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18

Verb

Forms: set nets [present, singular, third-person], set netting [participle, present], set netted [participle, past], set netted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} set net (third-person singular simple present set nets, present participle set netting, simple past and past participle set netted)
  1. To fish using a set net. Synonyms: set-net, setnet
    Sense id: en-set_net-en-verb-9WG68w-l

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2011, Pingguo He, Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges, →ISBN:",
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          "ref": "2017, William B. McCloskey, Warriors: A Novel, →ISBN, page 321:",
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