cast net

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncast net (plural cast nets)

plural cast nets

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

    Synonyms: casting net

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Origin

From cast + net.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀμφίβληστρον
  • ἀμφίβληστρον (amphíblēstron)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Arabic شَبَكَة
  • شَبَكَة (šabaka)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Chinese Mandarin 投网
  • 投网 (tóu wǎng)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Dutch werpnet
  • werpneta net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Finnish heittoverkko
  • heittoverkkoa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
French filet coulé, épervier
  • filet couléa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • éperviera net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
German Wurfnetz, Fangnetz
  • Wurfnetza net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • Fangnetza net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Hungarian kivett háló
  • kivett hálóa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Italian gettare la rete
  • gettare la retea net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Japanese 投網, キャストネット
  • 投網 (toami)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • キャストネット (kyasutonetto)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Latin rētiāculum
  • rētiāculuma net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Norwegian støpt nett
  • støpt netta net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Portuguese tarrafa, esparavel
  • tarrafaa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • esparavela net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Spanish atarraya, esparavel
  • atarrayaa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • esparavela net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Swahili tupa wavu, kimia
  • tupa wavua net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
  • kimiaa net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Tagalog naghulog ng lambat
  • naghulog ng lambata net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Thai แห
  • แห (hɛ̌ɛ)a net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Turkish serpme
  • serpmea net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Vietnamese lưới đúc
  • lưới đúca net thrown and then pulled back for hunting fish
Cite this entry
APA

cast net. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20net

MLA

“cast net.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20net. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast net,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20net.

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