shelter
Definitions of shelter
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a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windowstype of:tent, tinto, zuurstoftenta portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
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a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the toptype of:circustenta tent made of canvas fabric
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