wall tent

noun

a tent having four perpendicular sides, usually larger and with more headroom than most pyramid-shaped tents.

Origin of wall tent

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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You will take one wall tent for the officers, Captain, and the men will each carry their half of a shelter tent.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving Hancock
Fig. 309 shows some of the ordinary forms of tents, the wall tent, the Baker tent and the canoe tent.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft | Dan Beard
One of the company lingered behind to see what manner of people these were who were so comfortably camped out in a wall-tent.
The Boy Settlers | Noah Brooks
I once camped for a week in a wall tent, with a Philadelphia party, and in cold weather.
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
We had a wall tent which we used for an office when in a permanent camp, furnished with two small field desks and a folding table.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army | Augustus Meyers

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