tent• In her wintercoat she appeared to be little more than a centralpole with a tentdraped from her shoulders.• Tackle boxes and tents are being tossed into car trunks.• This was finecompared to the moldytents and dirt floors at tent city.• So stick to your own tent if you want a snog.• As we erected the tentTony became wistful again.• Resler and I were alone in our corner of the tent.• That night, in their tents, they nearly died of cold.• We made camp about 5 p. m. each night, using tents and gear provided by Amr and our own sleeping bags.
pitch ... tent• After pitching their tents, the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights.• We trailed off into the canyons, and pitched tents under the conifers.• If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketballcoaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.• In which wilderness have they pitched their tents?• That was how Master Yehudi came to pitch his tent in Kansas.• It was late by the time we had finishedchatting and they cycled off to find somewhere to pitch their tent.• Joel arrived in time to pitch my tent.• Troops could scarcely find dry ground on which to pitch their tents.
Origintent
(1200-1300)Old Frenchtente, from Latintenta, from the past participle of tendere; → TEND