bell tent
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And, more recently, a roundabout in Darlington, where he lived undisturbed in a bell tent surrounded by hedges for 10 months.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2020
The property has been in her family for five generations, since 1884; she and her husband, Albrecht Köhler, thought to put it on Hipcamp after returning from Burning Man with an extra canvas bell tent.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019
It took men and boys an hour to set the big bell tent.
From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew
He had to sleep in a bell tent with seven others, radiating like spokes of a wheel from the centre tent pole.
From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by Nasmith, George G. (George Gallie)
Instead of having a bed to sleep on, the unfortunate “detail” found himself condemned to the floor boards of a bell tent, with a very meagre allowance of well-worn blankets.
From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.
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