tent

Definitions of tent
  1. noun
    a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
    synonyms: tinto, zuurstoftent
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    circustent
    a tent made of canvas fabric
    feesttent, kermistent, legertent, paviljoen
    large and often sumptuous tent
    pretorium
    the tent of an ancient Roman general
    shelter
    a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
    shelter
    a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
  2. noun
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    synonyms: gelegenheid, oord, pl., plaats, plek, stek, stekkie
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    Olympus
    a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
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    graf, grave, mausoleum, praalgraf
    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    knoop, knooppunt, kruising, kruispunt, snijding, wegkruising
    the place where two or more things come together
    geboortehuis, geboorteplaats
    the place where someone was born
    kieslokaal, stembureau, stemlokaal
    a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
    schuilhoek, schuilplaats
    a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
    anticycloon, hogedrukgebied
    a high place
    Allerheiligste
    a sacred place of pilgrimage
    broedgebied, broedkolonie, broedplaats, kraamkamer, nest, nestplaats, vogelnest
    a place suitable for nesting
    apex, kruin, top
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
    buikloop, diarree, kakkerij, poeperij, racekak, schijterij, spuitpoep
    a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
    wegrestaurant
    place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities
    zone
    a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
    graf, grafkamer
    a chamber that is used as a grave
    oversteekplaats, voetgangersoversteekplaats, zebra, zebrapad
    a junction where one street or road crosses another
    bomenpartij, boomgroep, eiland, riviereiland
    a zone or area resembling an island
    spoorwegknooppunt
    a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
    T-kruising
    a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
    rotary, rotator, verkeersplein
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
    bushalte, haltepaal
    a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
    doorlaatpost
    a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
    nest, schuilhoek, schuilplaats
    a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
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    punt
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  3. noun
    a booth where articles are displayed for sale
    synonyms: kraam, stalletje
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    kiosk, krantenkiosk, krantenstalletje
    a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
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