nett : Idioms & Phrases
Boarding nettings
(Naut.) , a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it.
Webster 1913
Hammock nettings
(Naut.) , formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.
Webster 1913
Quarter nettings
(Naut.) , hammock nettings along the quarter rails.
Webster 1913
Torpedo nettings
- nettings made of chains or bars, which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against torpedoes.
