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flywire

Noun CEFR B1
ˈflʌɪwʌɪə

Definitions

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

Australia, uncountable, usually

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.”
“For a moment, she feared he would, like⟳ a new puppy, burst⟳ through the flywire.”
“He stood in the deep shadow of the open⟳ doorway, holding the flywire back with one hand and watching them get⟳ out and stretch⟳ their limbs in the sun.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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