flywire
UK/ˈflʌɪwʌɪə/
flywire noun: a type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
Noun
flywire (usually uncountable, plural flywires)
- A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
- 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.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VIII, in Capricornia, page 126
- For a moment, she feared he would, like a new puppy, burst through the flywire.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 367
Forms of flywire
| plural | flywires |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fly-wire |
Origin of flywire
From fly + wire.
Questions about flywire
- What does flywire mean?
- Flywire means a type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
- What part of speech is flywire?
- Flywire is a noun.
- How do you pronounce flywire?
- Flywire is pronounced /ˈflʌɪwʌɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flywire?
- The plural of flywire is flywires.
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