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cargo net

n. (context nautical English) a large square net, made of rope, used to sling cargo into and out of a ship's hold

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Cargo net

A cargo net is a type of net. It is usually square or rectangle, but sometimes round, made of thick rope, with cinch ropes extending from the corners, and in some designs, the edges. It is named for its use in transferring cargo to and from ships.

Usage examples of "cargo net".

Two sailors chatted with their shotguns leaning against a pile of crates in a cargo net beside them.

Linda and Scott had been yanked from the floor by the downdraft and the cargo net they were clinging to.

Some goddamn dink of a freighter captain just sliced through a very full cargo net and containers are popping out of it like pus out of a wound.

I shut down the air-conditioning and closed the outflow valves on the panel, set up the fuel and opened the crossfeeds, then I went back and double-checked the aft entry door closed, and made sure the cargo net around Linda's stuff was still secure, and replaced the emergency exit hatch.

The Molt had gone into suspended animation and was bundled against the forward bulkhead in a cargo net.

More soldiers were on the pier alongside, where workers were preparing to sway several bulky propane tanks up to the ship's deck in a cargo net.

Jherek only caught the flash of movement overhead, then a huge cargo net dropped down, snaring the sahuagin.

They put away their bows and dropped a cargo net over the side, leaving it caught up at the top.

The first boat reached the side of the ship and a cargo net was lowered.

As the creak of wood and the hum of ropes filled the air, a large cargo net from deep within the ship's hole rose majestically into view.

In fact, I can ride outside in a cargo net if you'll give me a radio link.