field tent
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3.9
- noun
- /fiːld tɛnt/
:
carpa de campaña
- CUT TO JACOB SINGER lying on an operating table in a large army field tent in Vietnam.
Examples
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He had Dohna's own field tent and Dohna's personal standard.
Academic text (1991) -
CUT TO JACOB SINGER lying on an operating table in a large army field tent in Vietnam.
Fiction book (1990) -
The soldiers set up their field tent to shelter from the pouring rain during the night exercises.
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We gathered around the campfire outside the field tent, sharing stories after a long day of hiking.
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The field tent was spacious enough to accommodate all the supplies needed for the weekend camping trip.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shelter of cloth and poles that people sleep in outside
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2.5
A shelter made from strong heavy canvas cloth used for camping
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1.3
A big shelter made of cloth for people at outdoor events
A large cone-shaped canvas tent held up by a central tripod with an opening at the top for air
A large camping shelter with four straight cloth walls that gives more room inside than a normal tent
A large tent with walls and a roof big enough for a family
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Morphology
The meaning of 'field tent' is directly compositional: 'field' (outdoor site) modifies 'tent' to indicate a tent used outdoors or in the field. This noun+noun location/purpose compound follows a common and predictable pattern in English (and other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Field tent comes from joining the words field, meaning open land where soldiers stay, and tent, meaning a portable shelter, to describe a shelter used in the field. Because armies often used large canvas tents near their camps, the phrase now means 'a large canvas tent used outdoors by soldiers or campers'.