fly screen

noun

A window screen.

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Meanings

nounfly screen (plural fly screens)

plural fly screens

  1. A window screen.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
window screen

Origin

So called because it serves to keep out flies.

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Cite this entry
APA

fly screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20screen

MLA

“fly screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20screen.

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