wall tent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wall tent
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Bill McCroskey, 78, brought the sand-colored canvas ridgepole wall tent he’d slept in during the 10-day Jamboree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2018
I have a wall tent, a cot, and a propane camp stove that I pack into my car.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2016
I have friends and family who are way better at filleting a salmon, or setting up a wall tent hunting camp, or running a skiff than I am.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2015
"If you're in a yurt or a tree house or canvas wall tent, you have a level of privacy you can't get in a regular hotel."
From US News ● Jun. 17, 2014
Life in camps at one place a little while, then at another place, winter and summer, rain, sleet and snow, with twenty men in one wall tent, is very disagreeable, unhealthy and unpleasant.
From A Soldier in the Philippines by Freeman, Needom N.
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