dropnet

English

noun

Definitions

(angling) A fishing net suspended from a boom, to be suddenly dropped on a passing shoal of fish.

Etymology

Compound from English drop (act of dropping) + English net (network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant).

Origin

English

net

Gloss

network, openwork fabric mesh, neat, elegant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Ethernet English
Freenet English
WordNet English
backdrop English
bednet English
bedrop English
benet English
bodynet English
botnet English
cast net English
cheapernet English
darknet English
denet English
dewdrop English
dragnet English
drawnet English
drop English
drop-drill English
dropbox English
dropcloth English
dropdown English
dropfile English
dropful English
drophead English
dropitis English
dropkick English
dropleaf English
dropless English
droplet English
droplight English
droplike English
dropline English
droplist English
dropmeal English
dropometry English
dropout English
droppable English
dropper English
droppest English
droppeth English
dropseed English
dropship English
dropside English
dropsite English
dropstone English
droptop English
dropwise English
dropworm English
dropwort English
dropzone English
eardrop English
eavedrop English
eavesdrop English
extranet English
eyedrop English
fishnet English
flynet English
geonet English
gillnet English
gumdrop English
hairnet English
honeynet English
hypernet English
ice drop English
innernet English
intranet English
keepnet English
maildrop English
matternet English
mesonet English
microdrop English
misdrop English
multidrop English
multinet English
nanodrop English
nanonet English
net English
net-like English
netaholic English
netback English
netbag English
netball English
netbank English
netblock English
netboot English
netburp English
netcam English
netcast English
netcentric English
netcode English
netcop English
netdead English
netfic English
netful English
netgame English
netgamer English
netgoth English
nethead English
netkeeper English
netlabel English
netlag English
netless English
netlike English
netlinguistics English
netlist English
netload English
netlore English
netmail English
netmaker English
netmaking English
netmask English
netminder English
netminding English
netnews English
netphone English
netplay English
netsex English
netslang English
netspace English
netspeak English
netsplit English
netster English
netsurf English
netsurfer English
netsurfing English
nettable English
netter English
netting English
netty English
netwar English
netwide English
netwise English
network English
netzine English
newsnet English
overdrop English
overnet English
piconet English
predrop English
raindrop English
rosedrop English
sneakernet English
snowdrop English
stakenet English
subnet English
supernet English
supranet English
sweatdrop English
teardrop English
thicknet English
thinnet English
townet English
trawlnet English
undernet English
waterdrop English
wordnet English
droppi Finnish
netti Finnish
drop French
dropper French
droppe Norwegian Bokmål
dropar Portuguese
net Portuguese
ネット Japanese
ネットサーフィン Japanese
dropa Old English
nett Middle English
ice drop Cebuano