wagonsheet
Definitions
A large cloth, usually canvas, that covers the bed of a wagon to keep dust off the load.
Examples
“A wet⟳ wagonsheet wrapped around it served both to keep⟳ the flies off and to cool the carcass.”
“We found out he would go out into a pasture, stretch⟳ a wagonsheet in the gate and drive⟳ the sheep across . The wagonsheet kept them from leaving leaving tracks.”
“He had no physician here except for Dust Devil and her medicinal herbs, and no shelter⟳ either, save⟳ for the pitched wagonsheet, or two wagonbeds.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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