rocket net1
noun
A net with small rockets attached, which is laid on the ground and then propelled upwards by the rockets so as to envelop a group of feeding birds or another animal, such as a deer.
- Typically used to catch birds for ringing..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Severn Wildfowl Trust Annual Reports.
rocket-net2
verb
[with object] To trap (birds or other animals) with a rocket net.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine.