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shelter tent

noun

  1. a small, two-person, military tent consisting of two halves shelter halves buttoned or tied together, held up by accessory ropes and poles.


shelter tent

noun

  1. a military tent for two men
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shelter tent1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Egypt said it would send a Mistral helicopter carrier to serve as a field hospital and set up shelter tents for those who lost their homes, state TV reported.

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When he complained, he said, the company gave him an emergency kit with a flashlight, first-aid supplies and a thin emergency shelter tent.

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Ortiz, 44, an El Paso native, said that although the youths had been moved, many shelter tents remained — and so would he until the shelter disappears.

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It is what would be called in this country a shelter tent, or a lean-to open in front.

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From its back a group of Turkish soldiers lifted the light shelter tents intended for their colonel and Major Burckhardt, and proceeded to pitch them.

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