/ tent; NAmE / noun
a shelter made of a large sheet of canvas , nylon , etc. that is supported by poles and ropes fixed to the ground, and is used especially for camping :
to put up / take down a tent
to pitch (= put up) a tent
Food will be served in the hospitality tent (= for example at an outdoor show) .
—see also A-frame tent , dome tent , frame tent , oxygen tent , pup tent , ridge tent , wall tent
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French tente , based on Latin tent- stretched, from the verb tendere .