keepnet

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noun

A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.

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Meanings

nounkeepnet (plural keepnets)

plural keepnets · alternative keep net

  1. nauticalA net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.

    Once she'd hooked them, she'd free them and put them in a keep net.

    1973, Elizabeth Mavor, A Green Equinox, Virago, published 2023, page 116

Origin

From keep + net.

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APA

keepnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keepnet

MLA

“keepnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keepnet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keepnet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keepnet.

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