Definition

1. Noun:
   • A portable shelter made of canvas fabric: A "canvas tent" is a temporary, collapsible structure designed for shelter, constructed primarily from heavy-duty canvas material. It is typically supported by poles and secured with ropes and stakes.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The scouts slept in a large canvas tent during their camping trip.
  • We need to waterproof the canvas tent before the rainy season starts.

Advanced Usage

• "to pitch a canvas tent": to erect or set up a canvas tent.
  • It took us an hour to pitch the canvas tent in the strong wind.
• "to strike a canvas tent": to take down or dismantle a canvas tent.
  • We must strike the canvas tent before we leave the campsite.

Variants and Related Words

• Canvas (noun): A strong, durable, plain-woven fabric, traditionally made from hemp or cotton, used for making tents, sails, and bags.
  • The artist painted on a large piece of canvas.
• Tent (noun): A portable shelter made of cloth, supported by poles and ropes.
  • They bought a new family-sized tent.

Synonyms

• Dome tent: A tent with a dome-shaped structure, often made of nylon.
• Pup tent: A small, simple tent for one or two people.
• Wall tent: A tent with vertical side walls and a sloping roof, often made of canvas.

Related Phrases

• Under canvas: Staying or sleeping in a tent.
  • The family spent the summer under canvas in the national park.

Idioms

Noun

1. a tent made of canvas fabric