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net

 
 
/net/ noun

Translation

MATERIAL [U] material made of crossed threads with holes between them
12692268
OBJECT [C] something made with a piece of net, for example for catching fish or insects, or for sports
ağ, file
a fishing net a tennis/basketball net1269407
the Net short for the Internet
internet
→ See also safety net2093
(Definition of net noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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