tent
n. countablen. a portable shelter made of cloth or plastic that you sleep in when you go camping.
n. a portable shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles, or attached to a supporting rope.
We slept in a small tent during our camping trip.
The hikers spent the afternoon setting up their tent before the rain started to fall.
Modern lightweight materials allow backpackers to carry a durable tent that provides essential protection from the elements without adding significant weight to their packs.
From Middle English tente, borrowed from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin tenta (“tent”), from the feminine of Latin tentus, ptp. of tendere (“to stretch, extend”), or contracted from tendita as an alternate past participle. Displaced native Middle English tild, tilt (“tent, tilt”), from Old English teld (“tent”). Compare Spanish tienda (“store, shop; tent”).
From Middle English tent (“attention”), aphetic variation of attent (“attention”), from Old French atente (“attention, intention”), from Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere (“to attend”). Compare tend, from an aphetic variation of attend
From Middle English tente (“a probe”), from Middle French tente, deverbal of tenter, from Latin tentāre (“to probe, test”), alteration of temptāre (“to test, probe, tempt”).
From Spanish tinto (“deep-colored”), from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingo (“to dye”). More at tinge. Doublet of tint and tinto. Compare claret (“French red wine”), also from color.
Commonly used with the verbs 'pitch', 'set up', or 'strike' (meaning to take down).