umbrella tent

noun

a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.

First recorded in 1890–95

Here the umbrella tent was erected, the gun reloaded, and the mining utensils carefully unpacked.

Mrs. Gribble junior went to the umbrella tent, and softly raised it.

Mr. Parker unloaded the car and went to work with a will hammering the metal stakes of the umbrella tent.

However, the government man was all smiles as he pulled up not far from the umbrella tent.

The heir of the house of Gribble junior was asleep in a corner under an umbrella tent.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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