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flywire

noun/ˈflʌɪwʌɪə/

What It Means

A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.

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Flywire in Context

“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

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From fly + wire.

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