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groundsheet

[ ground-sheet ]

noun

  1. a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.


groundsheet

/ ˈɡraʊndˌʃiːt /

noun

  1. a waterproof rubber, plastic, or polythene sheet placed on the ground in a tent, etc, to keep out damp
  2. a similar sheet put over a sports field to protect it against rain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of groundsheet1

First recorded in 1905–10; ground 1 + sheet 1
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Example Sentences

We cleared a space on a groundsheet and pooled our commissary.

A special waterproofing spray process meant that from the 1930s OS maps could be used as a groundsheet and a cape in the case of a sudden shower.

From BBC

Today there was nothing but a square of soggy cardboard, apparently used as someone’s groundsheet, and the jacket of the golfing guide “Putting: The Game Within the Game.”

We carried backpacks, sleeping bags, jackets, hats, a plastic groundsheet, a tarp in case of rain, a water filter and a tiny roll of duct tape for when things break.

A quinzee is a kind of igloo, built by piling snow on to rucksacks covered by a groundsheet.

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