WordNet
ground cloth
n. a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture [syn: groundsheet]
Usage examples of "ground cloth".
Marka had taken the lamps outside and was sitting on a ground cloth when he came back alone, walking unsteadily and smelling of wine.
Rik held the bundled blanket tight while Gena wrapped a heavy canvas ground cloth around it and tied it with leather thongs.
He laid down a leather ground cloth, then the blanket, and pulled out a bundle of clothes for a pillow.
Not only was there the food and the tool kit, but also a small hatchet and a folding knife with several blades, and a folded square of waterproof ground cloth.
She threw herself aside, and the blow whistled through empty air as she tumbled to the ground cloth.