tent
(tent )
Word forms: tents
countable noun B1
A tent is a shelter made of canvas or nylon which is held up by poles and ropes, and is used mainly by people who are camping.
Guests will have to pay for their flights and bring tents to sleep in.
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Collocations:
tent village
The tent village sprang up virtually overnight two weeks ago.
ST
At the mouth of the cave a tent village has sprung up in the mud to house the families of the 13, as well as divers, military and media.
Times, Sunday Times
The hundreds of journalists who had assembled in the muddy tent village in front of the cave entrance were brusquely ordered to a media centre a mile away.
Times, Sunday Times
He found them living in a tent village one kilometer away, ready to flee to the desert if an attempt was made to enlist them.
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They also vetoed putting officers in barracks, holiday camps or tent villages.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 帐篷
Japanese: テント
- valedictory
- valedictory address
- valedictory speech
- valentine
- valet
- valet parking
- valiant
- valiant attempt to
- valiant effort
- valiantly
- valid
- valid alternative
- valid argument
- validate
- validation
- valid certificate
- valid claim
- valid comparison
- valid complaint
- valid concern
- valid contract
- valid criticism
- valid excuse
- valid identification
- validity