Flywire

//ˈflʌɪwʌɪə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects. Australia, uncountable, usually

    "He noticed for the first time that the fellow was naked. He had taken little notice of him in the darkened room, and afterwards had seen him only through the fly-wire door."

Example

More examples

"He noticed for the first time that the fellow was naked. He had taken little notice of him in the darkened room, and afterwards had seen him only through the fly-wire door."

Etymology

From fly + wire.

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