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flysheet

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A printed sheet or pamphlet; a handbill.
  • noun A fine net or screen used to keep flies from entering an area.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An extra cover of a tent to protect against insects and bad weather.
  • noun A printed leaflet or pamphlet.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

fly +‎ sheet

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Examples

  • That means that tonight we'll have to use the faulty flysheet and just hope it doesn't leak too much!

    tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009

  • We had a go at putting the new tent up, only to find that the flysheet had been packaged before the waterproofing had dried so it had all stuck together and peeled off as we pulled it apart!

    tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009

  • The company promised they'd get a new flysheet out to us today but of course someone made a mistake and that didn't happen so they're now going to courier it to an address in Dorking for us to pick up tomorrow.

    tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009

  • They were in the tent with the mosquito door open as he brushed the flysheet with his trunk.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • Wearing only a T-shirt, I unzipped the flysheet and stuck my head out.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • Wearing only a T-shirt, I unzipped the flysheet and stuck my head out.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • They were in the tent with the mosquito door open as he brushed the flysheet with his trunk.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • Wearing only a T-shirt, I unzipped the flysheet and stuck my head out.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • Wearing only a T-shirt, I unzipped the flysheet and stuck my head out.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • They were in the tent with the mosquito door open as he brushed the flysheet with his trunk.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

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