Tent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tent|  American pronunciation of the word tent
Brit.  |tent|  British pronunciation of the word tent

noun

- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
he pitched his tent near the creek
- a web that resembles a tent or carpet

verb

- live in or as if in a tent (syn: bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp)
The circus tented near the town

Extra examples

...a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception...

We looked for a flat spot where we could pitch our tent (=put up our tent).

The circus tented near the town

We pitched the tent on level ground.

She forgot how to set up the tent.

I'm glad we didn't use the tent. It's so much nicer to sleep outside under the stars.

The tent sleeps five adults.

The tent should provide adequate protection from the elements.

We heard a mysterious noise outside our tent.

The tent is useless in wet conditions.

They used cords to tie the tent to the trees.

I hadn't realized what a botheration putting up a tent in the dark could be!

...we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night...

...the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn...

She opened the tent flap and crawled outside.

Word forms

noun
singular: tent
plural: tents
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