canvas walls

Soft portable barriers

Canvas walls are walls made of heavy woven fabric rather than solid building materials, typically forming the sides of tents, temporary structures, or portable enclosures.

The phrase often appears in contexts of camping, military camps, or outdoor events: We could hear everything through the canvas walls.

Because canvas walls offer little sound insulation or privacy, the phrase sometimes emphasizes flimsiness or impermanence.

Related
  • tentPortable fabric shelter
  • army tentPortable military housing
  • fabricWoven or knit material
  • shelterProtected place or structure
  • tarpWaterproof protective sheeting

camping · camping trip · pavilion · trade show · marquee · big top · circus tent · enclosure · backdrop · partition · outdoor · outdoor wedding · event · festival · beer tent · military · barrier · flap

Opposites
material permanence and solidity

canvas wallsbrick walls

Structures of stacked blocks

stone walls · concrete walls · masonry walls · reinforced concrete · load-bearing walls

construction type

canvas wallsfortifications

Defensive barriers against attack

structural rigidity

canvas wallsreinforced walls

Structures strengthened against force

fortified walls

Family

canvas, walls, canvases, canvassed, canvassing, canvasser, wall, walled, walling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G