tent
Word family nountentagetentertentfultentingtentmakertentadjectivetentedtentlesstentieadverbtentwise
ldoce_331_btent /tent/ ●●○ S3 noun [countableC] → oxygen tent pitch ... tent• After pitching their tents, the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights.• We trailed off into the canyons, and pitched tents under the conifers.• If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.• In which wilderness have they pitched their tents?• That was how Master Yehudi came to pitch his tent in Kansas.• It was late by the time we had finished chatting and they cycled off to find somewhere to pitch their tent.• Joel arrived in time to pitch my tent.• Troops could scarcely find dry ground on which to pitch their tents. Origin tent (1200-1300) Old French tente, from
Latin tenta, from the past participle of
tendere;
→ TEND