side curtain

noun

1

: a curtain attached or fitted so as to be attached at the side of something (such as a vehicle, window, or building)

the side curtains of an automobile

canvas side curtains for a tent

2

a

: one of several canvas weather cloths rigged vertically between the deck or the bulwarks and the ridgerope of a ship

b

: one of several similar cloths used to close the openings between the hull and the canopy of a small boat

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