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fly sheet

fly sheet

6.8
A flap of cloth over a tent entrance that keeps out rain and insects
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : toldo
  • Make sure to fasten the fly sheet tightly to keep out insects and rain.

Examples

  • The fly sheet was flapping in the wind after the storm passed.

  • The fly sheet protects the tent from rain.

  • He held open the fly sheet so we could slip quietly into the tent.

  • I forgot to secure the fly sheet before the storm.

  • The fly sheet of the tent kept out the rain while we were camping.

  • Before entering the tent, she lifted the fly sheet to make space.

  • The scouts learned how to secure the fly sheet to prevent it from blowing away.

Synonyms

fly
vsfly sheet
5 8.4

A piece of canvas that covers the tent entrance

is the longer descriptive name used for the same cover
tent flap
vsfly sheet
1 2.9

A piece of cloth like a door that opens and closes at a tent entrance

is the specific fixed attachment serving as an entrance cover
rainfly
vsfly sheet
  • US
1 6.9

A waterproof sheet that covers a tent to keep it dry

is an entrance cover meant to be drawn back for entry
tent-fly
vsfly sheet
6.7

A flap of fabric that opens to let people into a tent

is the plain two-word label for the same entrance cover

Surface Forms

fly sheet singular
fly sheets plural

Morphology

fly + sheet

The noun is transparently built from 'fly' (a tent flap) + 'sheet' (a piece of canvas), so the combined meaning 'a sheet used as a fly for a tent entrance' follows directly from the constituents. This is a regular noun–noun compound pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer.

Etymology

Fly sheet may come from the image of a sheet that seems to fly or flap over the tent entrance like a small roof. That's why it means 'a flap of material at a tent entrance' used to keep out rain and insects.