British EnglishBrEDLO a piece of material that water cannot pass through which people sleep on when they are camping 〔野营时睡觉用的〕铺地防潮布SYN American English ground cloth →4 See picture of 见图 TENT
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groundsheet• Between two people one poncho was used as a groundsheet and the other was strung up and pinned down with home-made pegs.• Pins and needles hit her as she moved upslope to the entrance and her numb foot skated on the glossygroundsheet.• This prolongs the life of the tent's built-ingroundsheet. 4.• If you're basing yourself at one campsite place an old groundsheet or plasticsheet under the tent.• The base of each pole is then inserted into brasseyelets on nylonwebbing which are attached to the groundsheet.• The groundsheet is made from a strong pu-coated taffeta nylon.• The groundsheet is made from pu coated nylon and all the joining tapes are sealed.