fly sheet

noun

1
: a small loose advertising sheet : handbill
2
: a sheet of a folder, booklet, or catalog giving directions for the use of or information about the material that follows

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The single most important function of a tent is to keep the rain off your head, and the only way to do that is with a viable fly sheet. The Editors, Field & Stream, 15 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fly sheet was in 1811

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“Fly sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20sheet. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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