A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.
To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.
An expensive nylon or canvas portable living quarters used to attract the season's fiercest thunderstorms while enjoying a relaxing weekend outdoors.
a movable shelter used in the woods
L. tendere, "to stretch"] A temporary shelter consisting of cloth and supported by least one pole or hoop. Cf. bivouac, lean-to
Portable canvas shelter for outside functions.
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"
live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
a dwelling place and is symbolic of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness when YHVH came to dwell in the midst of His people
a necessity- bugs are nasty in So Cal in the summer
a real luxury - or to tell the truth, a necessity in this kind of area
a temporary shelter for use while camping
a temporary shelter made of fabric
A 'tent' is a shelter, consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles and/or ropes. Some tent styles are free-standing, while others are attached to the ground using guy ropes tied to stakes (pegs). Tents were first used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, but today, their main application is for recreational camping.