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
The double canvas bell tent with air space in between the two parts does very well, in both keeping heat and cold off.
From With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service by Burne, C. R. N. (Charles Richard Newdigate)
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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