"fly sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fly sheets [plural]
Etymology: From fly + sheet. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fly|sheet}} fly + sheet Head templates: {{en-noun}} fly sheet (plural fly sheets)
  1. an extra cover of a tent to protect against insects and bad weather. Translations (extra cover of a tent): ulkoteltta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fly_sheet-en-noun-PWxSvDQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'extra cover of a tent': 98 2
  2. a printed leaflet or pamphlet Translations (printed leaflet): lentolehtinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fly_sheet-en-noun-jHStbK8s Disambiguation of 'printed leaflet': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fly, tent fly, flyer, flysheet

Inflected forms

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