NETTING, noun 1. A piece of network. 2. A complication of ropes fastened across each other, to be stretched along the upper part of a ships quarter to contain hammocks. netting is also employed to hammocks. netting is also employed to hold the fore and main-top-mast sails when stowed. netting is also extended along a ships gunwale in engagements, to prevent the enemy from boarding.
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