mosquito net
nounDefinition of mosquito net
: a net or screen for keeping out mosquitoes
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In another, his unshaven face was visible through the mosquito netting attached to his hat. — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, "Canadian musician inspired by the wilderness dies in bear attack," 21 Aug. 2019 Pool product manufacturer Swimways has designed a new foldable canopy chair that includes a mosquito net to keep flying pests at bay. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "Hate Bug Bites? This Camping Chair with Its Own Personal Mosquito Is Here to Save Your Summer," 9 July 2019 Mandy Harrison, in Jordan, Minn., draped a mosquito net over her head and shoulders to do yard work. — Kris Maher, WSJ, "The Black Fly Is Here for Your Blood—and Dignity," 16 June 2019 Small donations for mosquito nets can save whole lives. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Why it’s so hard to get people to care about mass suffering," 27 Nov. 2018 After the hurricane, owner Matilsha Marxuach figured out how to keep workers employed by making mosquito netting (207 San Francisco Street, shopconcalma.com). — Sara Clemence, WSJ, "Puerto Rico on the Rebound: A Three-Day Getaway Guide," 26 Dec. 2018 In the hilariously cringe-y episode, 18-year-old Zac thinks that a canopy is a mosquito net, takes a swim in some girl's pool, stretches out one prospective date's pair of pumps, and plays a girl's guitar (horribly). — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "OMG, You Have to See 18-Year-Old Zac Efron on "Room Raiders"," 26 Apr. 2017 Distributing mosquito nets to rural villages in Africa has clearly been shown to reduce infant mortality and overall infection rates. — Abigail Higgins, Vox, "Heart disease used to be an ailment of the rich. But it’s now striking the world’s poor.," 15 Oct. 2018 Hats — and for babies, mosquito netting over a stroller or carrier — can also help. — Dipesh Navsaria, Houston Chronicle, "What parents should know to prevent — and deal with — bug bites," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mosquito net.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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