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landing net

noun

, Angling.
  1. a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.


landing net

noun

  1. angling a loose long-handled net on a triangular frame for lifting hooked fish from the water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of landing net1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences

McHugh scrambled to get the landing net and got the fish and got it in the boat.

However, the Falcon 9’s payload fairing - an enclosure that protected the satellites during launch - missed a landing net on the barge and ended up in the ocean.

From Reuters

And when a beautiful chrome bright king meets my landing net, I’m dreaming of lighting my Weber barbeque preparing to consume one of the best eating fish in the world!

Soon, Zach had the fish to the surface and dad scooped it up with a landing net.

The use of legal baitfish seines, dip nets and landing nets is allowed.

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