A door fitted with a fine mesh that allows ventilation and keeps out flying insects.
the fly door allowed a view down the passage to the front
Example sentencesExamples
- He took care to lock the latch on the gauze fly-door.
- The fly door constantly opened and snapped shut.
- The awkward lad who ran on errands stood waiting at the fly door.
- The fly door stayed open.
- The fly door was closed by the reaction of a spring.
- He held the fly door open for her to walk in.
- The front door to the street was open with the perforated fly door closed.
- I shouldn't have attempted to grab the fly door, which was swinging slowly.
- His head was trapped between the fly door and the main door.
- She walked across the living room and swung open the fly-door.