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tented

American  
[ten-tid] / ˈtɛn tɪd /

adjective

  1. covered with or living in a tent or tents.

  2. shaped like a tent.


Other Word Forms

  • half-tented adjective

Etymology

Origin of tented

First recorded in 1595–1605; tent 1 + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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We meet Bloori, 53, in northern Iraq at a tented camp for Iranian Kurds where he is training a new generation of Peshmerga – "those who face death".

From BBC

We travel to a bleak tented camp on barren land on the edge of the city, where we see the reality of what Rasheed says is the biggest challenge facing Syrian women now.

From BBC

In 2020, one camp was shut down after footage surfaced of its staff trying to drive a herd away from their tented compound along the Mara River.

From The Wall Street Journal

He recalls seeing the tented graveside set-up at a family funeral and asking his mom "are we going to the circus?"

From BBC

Later, they moved into one of the huge tented camps established by the United Nations.

From BBC