tented

American  

[ten-tid] / ˈtɛn tɪd /

adjective

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

2. shaped like a tent.

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Other Word Forms

• half-tented adjective

Etymology

Origin of tented

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

Example Sentences

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

Facility administrators built a tented area outside the main building to process arriving detainees, but it wasn’t enough to alleviate the overcrowding, Louisdor said.

From Los Angeles Times

Many remain there, living in a tented encampment but with little in way of supplies.

From Los Angeles Times