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
A bell tent, just holds a patrol nicely.
From Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns by Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron
The men are to be packed twenty in a bell tent, and twelve officers are to have the same accommodation.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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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