ghost net

noun

A fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface.

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Meanings

nounghost net (plural ghost nets)

plural ghost nets

  1. A fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface.

Translations

Finnish haamuverkko
  • haamuverkkofishing net discarded or lost in the ocean
German Geisternetz
  • Geisternetzfishing net discarded or lost in the ocean
Cite this entry
APA

ghost net. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20net

MLA

“ghost net.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20net. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost net,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20net.

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