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cast net

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back by means of an attached line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: casting net

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cast + net.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَبَكَة (šabaka) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投网 (tóu wǎng) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Dutch: werpnet — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Finnish: heittoverkko — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • French: filet coulé — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • French: épervier — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • German: Wurfnetz — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • German: Fangnetz — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμφίβληστρον (amphíblēstron) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Hungarian: kivett háló — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Italian: gettare la rete — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Japanese: 投網 (toami) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Japanese: キャストネット (kyasutonetto) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Khmer: បោះសំណាញ់ (baoh saamnanh) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Kyrgyz: куюлган тор (kuyulgan tor) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Latin: rētiāculum — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Norwegian: støpt nett — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Portuguese: tarrafa — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Portuguese: esparavel — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Somali: shabag tuur — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Spanish: atarraya — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Spanish: esparavel — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Swahili: tupa wavu — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Swahili: kimia — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Tagalog: naghulog ng lambat — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Thai: แห (hɛ̌ɛ) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Turkish: serpme — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Ottoman Turkish: صاچمه (saçma) — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Turkmen: guýma tor — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Uzbek: quyma toʻr — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Vietnamese: lưới đúc — a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish