netting

Everyday

1. Netting is material made of string, rope, wire or plastic threads tied or woven into a mesh with holes. tree →
2. Netting (verb form) means catching something in a net, or scoring a goal, or earning money after costs. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life netting is used to protect fruit and vegetables from birds, on goals and trampolines, and around building sites. In safety, children are warned that loose netting and fishing nets can trap animals and people, and that trampoline netting stops falls. Phrases: «bird netting», «safety netting», «garden netting».

Examples

• We put netting over the strawberries so the birds could not eat them. tree →
• The trampoline has safety netting around it. tree →
• A hedgehog got tangled in the garden netting. tree →
• The builders hung green netting over the scaffolding. tree →
• Old fishing netting on the beach can trap seabirds. tree →
• The striker was netting goals every week. tree →
• Dad cut a piece of netting to cover the pond. tree →
• The netting has holes small enough to keep out pigeons. tree →

Note

As material it is uncountable («some netting», «a piece of netting»). Double t before -ing: «net, netting, netted». A «net» is one object; «netting» is the material.