tipi

[ tee-pee ]

/ ˈti pi /

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noun, plural ti·pis.

a variant of teepee.

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Words nearby tipi

tip, tip and run, tipburn, tipcart, tipcat, tipi, tip-in, tipoff, tip of the iceberg, tip one's hand, Tippecanoe

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How to use tipi in a sentence

Like all tipi and pyramid shelters, it took a fair amount of trial and error to set up the first time.
How to (Safely) Heat a Tent|wsiler|December 23, 2021|Outside Online
Then prop the other poles around the peak to create a cone-shaped tipi frame.
Winter survival shelters you should know how to build|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|December 21, 2020|Popular-Science
Try a wickiupThe wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush, and vegetation.
Winter survival shelters you should know how to build|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|December 21, 2020|Popular-Science
Its 30,000 listings include tiny houses, tipis, domes, yurts and more.
After Eight Weeks Cramped Inside An Apartment, I Escaped To The Catskills|Charli Penn|October 15, 2020|Essence.com

The L.A.-based designer of surf-inspired brand Ever is living in a tipi for a year.
Redesigning Their Lives|Renata Espinosa|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In warm weather the bottom of the tipi was raised to allow the breeze to pass through.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
The fire burned up her tipi and everything it contained, and they barely escaped with their lives.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
The fire on the ground in the center of the tipi was smouldering smokily, and the forms of the men beyond were but dimly visible.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
It was an enormous relief to be out of that tipi, yet both boys knew they were far from being out of danger.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Fires had been kindled in a circle around the big tipi, and about them men and women were gathering.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

British Dictionary definitions for tipi

tipi

/ (ˈtiːpɪ) /

noun plural -pis

a variant spelling of tepee

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