A mosquito net is a curtain made of very fine cloth which is hung round a bed in order to keep mosquitoes and other insects away from a person while they are sleeping.
mosquito net in British English
or mosquito netting
noun
a fine curtain or net put in windows, around beds, etc, to keep mosquitoes out
mosquito net in American English
mosquito netting
US
a very fine cloth mesh or a curtain made of this, for keeping out mosquitoes
Examples of 'mosquito net' in a sentence
mosquito net
We sleep on a cot bed with a mosquito net.
The Sun (2009)
The mosquito net around the bed was soaked red.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The bed has a mosquito net.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Remember to cover up your skin as much as possible at dusk, and use a mosquito net in bed.
The Sun (2012)
You can sleep on a day bed beneath a mosquito net on an open balcony, or in the comfort of your room.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In his big, single bedroom stood a scarred desk and a four-poster bed clouded in mosquito netting.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
His bed and mosquito net are at one end of the scorching metal box, a desk, medicine cupboard and diagnostic equipment at the other.