shelter tent
noun
: a small tent usually consisting of two interchangeable pieces : pup tent
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The haul included a generator, dolly, cables and a shelter tent with a replacement value of $20,000. 
Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Paparazzi followed their every Starbucks sip, thwarted by their massive handbags and cardigans that doubled as shelter tents. Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2019 San Diego City Council members agreed to continue funding its three large bridge shelter tents for a cost of $11.6 million Tuesday. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2019 Murphy, a domestic abuse survivor who is about eight months pregnant, has been in the shelter tent since January and had gone out with the downtown crews several times. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019 Among the items found in his car were digital devices, California and Nevada license plates, a shotgun, ammunition, a first aid kit, bottle rockets, an open bottle of Jack Daniels, and a camouflage pack with a fire shelter tent. Chelcey Adami, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2019 Among the other items found in his car were digital devices, California and Nevada license plates, a shotgun, ammunition, a first aid kit and a camouflage pack with a fire shelter tent. Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019 The city of San Diego’s independent budget analyst concluded funding for three homeless bridge shelter tents and a facility where the homeless can store their belongings is unsustainable, according to KPBS. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019 Several housing advocates complained that $17 million that had been earmarked as seed money for such projects has been redirected to pay for temporary homeless solutions, such as shelter tents and a transitional storage center. David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 June 2018 See More
Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 Paparazzi followed their every Starbucks sip, thwarted by their massive handbags and cardigans that doubled as shelter tents. Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2019 San Diego City Council members agreed to continue funding its three large bridge shelter tents for a cost of $11.6 million Tuesday. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2019 Murphy, a domestic abuse survivor who is about eight months pregnant, has been in the shelter tent since January and had gone out with the downtown crews several times. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019 Among the items found in his car were digital devices, California and Nevada license plates, a shotgun, ammunition, a first aid kit, bottle rockets, an open bottle of Jack Daniels, and a camouflage pack with a fire shelter tent. Chelcey Adami, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2019 Among the other items found in his car were digital devices, California and Nevada license plates, a shotgun, ammunition, a first aid kit and a camouflage pack with a fire shelter tent. Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019 The city of San Diego’s independent budget analyst concluded funding for three homeless bridge shelter tents and a facility where the homeless can store their belongings is unsustainable, according to KPBS. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2019 Several housing advocates complained that $17 million that had been earmarked as seed money for such projects has been redirected to pay for temporary homeless solutions, such as shelter tents and a transitional storage center. David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 June 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above