tent fly
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tent fly
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Take the opportunity to explore your patch of nature: sleep with the tent fly off so you can stargaze, forgo camping chairs in favor of a blanket on the grass.
From Slate ● May 22, 2020
I consumed one of my stints on the beach by rigging a shade awning with a tent fly and some driftwood, a contraption that whipped about our heads like a ripped mainsail in a hurricane.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2015
Before she could get out of the car and go into the bar, she saw the tent fly into the air.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2012
That lasted most of the night without letup, yet I had a fairly good sleep in my tent despite the incessant flapping of the tent fly.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2010
After making paper models, find a stack cover, a tarpaulin, a tent fly, an awning, or buy some wide cotton cloth, say 90-inch.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
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