tent fly

  • 1tent fly — tent′ fly n. fly I, 24) • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …

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  • 2tent-fly — noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • Syn: ↑rainfly, ↑fly sheet, ↑fly, ↑tent flap • Hypernyms: ↑flap • Part Holonyms: ↑fly tent …

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  • 3tent-fly — /ˈtɛnt flaɪ/ (say tent fluy) noun piece of fabric placed above a tent and extending beyond each side, designed to protect the tent from heat or bad weather …

  • 4tent fly — protective roof placed over a tent …

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  • 5tent fly — fly1 (def. 28). [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 6tent fly — fly1 (def. 28). [1840 50, Amer.] …

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  • 7fly — fly1 flyable, adj. flyability, n. /fluy/, v., flew or, for 11, 19, flied, flown, flying, n., pl. flies. v.i. 1. to move through the air using wings …

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  • 8fly tent — noun a tent with a fly front • Hypernyms: ↑tent, ↑collapsible shelter • Part Meronyms: ↑tent fly, ↑rainfly, ↑fly sheet, ↑fly, ↑tent flap * * * noun …

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  • 9fly sheet — noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • Syn: ↑tent fly, ↑rainfly, ↑fly, ↑tent flap • Hypernyms: ↑flap • Part Holonyms: ↑fly tent …

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  • 10tent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. canvas, wigwam, teepee, pavilion, shelter. See covering, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shelter, canvas, canopy, tarpaulin, covering; see also cover 1 . Tents and tentlike coverings include: umbrella… …

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