tent-fly
noun
Simple meaning
Flap made up of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
Pronunciation
Definition
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noun
Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Formality
- Technical
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Used this way, tent-fly is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- tent flap , rarer, so it draws attention
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