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canvas tent

/ˌkænvəs tɛnt/
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Other forms: canvas tents

Definitions of canvas tent
  1. noun
    a tent made of canvas fabric
    synonyms: canvas
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    types:
    big top, circus tent, round top, top
    a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
    field tent
    a canvas tent for use in the field
    Sibley tent
    a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
    wall tent
    a canvas tent with four vertical walls
    type of:
    collapsible shelter, tent
    a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
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