(ice hockey) a goal cage that contains the scoring zone where the hockey puck must enter to score a goal

A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch. This kind of net is used, eg, for trapping butterflies or individual fish.

(physics) A proposed extended object whose collective behaviour is considered to model the existence and properties of some subatomic particles

A large net placed horizontally beneath performing aerialists such as trapeze artists or tightrope walkers, intended to catch a performer who falls and to protect him or her from harm.

(biology) Simplistic and uncentralized nervous system of cnidarians.

Resulting in neither a surplus or deficit because gains and losses cancel out.

(nautical) A net used to allow people to climb off a ship in an emergency.

plural of net lease

(nautical, obsolete) A measure of the cargo capacity of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³.

(investment, finance) The amount by which the income of a company is less than its expenditure.