Definition of Shelter tent

1. Noun. A wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows.

Exact synonyms: Pup Tent
Generic synonyms: Collapsible Shelter, Tent

Definition of Shelter tent

1. Noun. a small wedge-shaped tent made by folding two waterproof sheets of material together ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shelter Tent

shells
shellshock
shellshocked
shellsuit
shellsuited
shellsuits
shellwork
shellworks
shelly
shelta
sheltas
shelter
shelter deck
shelter dog
shelter dogs
shelter tent (current term)
shelterbelt
shelterbelts
sheltered
sheltered workshop
sheltered workshops
shelterer
shelterers
sheltering
shelterless
sheltermate
sheltermates
shelters
shelterwood
sheltery

Literary usage of Shelter tent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"The shelter tent is formed of three rectangular sections, ... During the last years of the civil war the shelter tent was used almost exclusively. ..."

2. Manual of Military Hygiene for the Military Services of the United States by Valery Havard (1914)
"FIG. 182.— Shelter-tent half. Dismounted troops. shelter tent. ... In Great Britain, the shelter tent is still looked upon as an unnecessary luxury. ..."

3. A Complete Handbook for the Hospital Corps of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1912)
"The double shelter tent is formed by buttoning together the square of two single tents. Two complete tents, except one pole, are used. o guy ropes are used ..."

4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The shelter tent is formed of three rectangular sections, ... During the last years of the civil war the shelter tent was used almost exclusively. ..."

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