bednet
nounUK /ˈbɛdnɛt/
US /ˈbɛdnɛt/
A bednet is a net you hang over a bed to keep bugs away.
We slept under a bednet so the mosquitoes would not bite us.
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2. A net treated with insecticide, used to prevent malaria in tropical regions.
Health workers handed out insecticide-treated bednets to every family in the village.
3. A fine mesh canopy hung above a bed for decoration or privacy.
She draped a white bednet over the four-poster bed.
4. A net used to protect crops or livestock from insects.
The farmer covered the seedlings with a bednet to keep pests off.