- frame tent
- noun chiefly Brit. a tent supported by a tall frame, giving it nearly perpendicular sides and standing headroom throughout.
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frame tent
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frame tent — ˈframe tent 7 [frame tent] (BrE) (NAmE ˈwall tent) noun a large tent with a roof and walls that do not slope much … Useful english dictionary
A-frame tent — ˈA frame tent 7 [A frame tent] noun = ↑ridge tent … Useful english dictionary
Tent — For the tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT), see Tetanospasmin. A modern two person, lightweight hiking dome tent; it is tied to rocks as there is nowhere to drive stakes on this rock shelf A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other… … Wikipedia
tent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. canvas, wigwam, teepee, pavilion, shelter. See covering, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shelter, canvas, canopy, tarpaulin, covering; see also cover 1 . Tents and tentlike coverings include: umbrella… … English dictionary for students
tent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ camping (AmE) ▪ A frame, dome, frame (BrE), pup (AmE), ridge (BrE), wall (AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
tent — tent1 tentless, adj. tentlike, adj. /tent/, n. 1. a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground. 2. something that resembles a tent.… … Universalium
tent — I. /tɛnt / (say tent) noun 1. a portable shelter made of a strong material, formerly usually canvas, supported by one or more poles or a collapsible frame, and usually anchored by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground. –verb (t) 2. to provide with …
tent — [13] A tent is etymologically something that is ‘stretched’ – over a frame to provide shelter. The word comes via Old French tente from Vulgar Latin *tenta, a noun derived from the past participial stem of Latin tendere ‘stretch’ (source of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tent — [13] A tent is etymologically something that is ‘stretched’ – over a frame to provide shelter. The word comes via Old French tente from Vulgar Latin *tenta, a noun derived from the past participial stem of Latin tendere ‘stretch’ (source of… … Word origins
ridge tent — ˈridge tent 7 [ridge tent] (BrE) (also ˈA frame tent BrE, NAmE … Useful english dictionary
