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shelter tent
noun
- a small, two-person, military tent consisting of two halves shelter halves buttoned or tied together, held up by accessory ropes and poles.
shelter tent
noun
- a military tent for two men
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shelter tent1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences
You will take one wall tent for the officers, Captain, and the men will each carry their half of a shelter tent.
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This can be done in ten minutes, and makes a shelter-tent that will turn a heavy rain for hours.
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If a few brass eyes are run along the edges, and in the corners, then it can be stretched for a shelter-tent, too.
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The tents d'abri, or shelter-tent, carried by the soldier himself, is all-sufficient.
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The first sergeant places himself on the right of the right guide and with him pitches a single shelter tent.
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