large tent
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1.3
- noun
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- Across the courtyard stands a large tent, surrounded by flags.
- setting up a large tent
Examples
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There were seven large tents now, anchor ropes overlapping, sharing between them three or four outdoor generators that hummed and rattled on like well-fed mulchers.
Fiction book (1995) -
It was pitch-black outside the large tent they called the command tent, and the rain was falling straight and loud, never letting up.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is a large tent that could sleep twenty.
Fiction book (1992) -
Past a large tent where children are gathering.
Fiction book (1995) -
The military is putting up a number of large tents.
Fiction book (1998) -
One night, the duty guards gathered in a large tent to avoid a blizzard.
Fiction book (1990) -
As I approached the entrance area, the sight that demanded attention was the number of large tents erected next to the stadium.
Academic text (1997) -
Serving will be on the CAAS tarmac under a large tent in downtown Caledonia.
Blog text (3) -
The security screening apparatus housed in a large tent on the Battery Park waterfront was also "significantly damaged," he said.
Blog text (22) -
The National Guard began setting up 80 large tents last night at eight locations.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shelter of cloth and poles that people sleep in outside
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4.4
A large tent or open-sided building used outdoors for events
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5.3
A large tent used for circus shows
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7.1
A large tent used for parties and events
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3.5
A large tent used for circus shows
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2.5
A large tent where circus performers put on shows and people watch
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2.5
A shelter made from strong heavy canvas cloth used for camping
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3.9
A large shelter made of heavy cloth used outdoors by soldiers or campers
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
A large tent that holds people for a circus show
A large shelter with a square base and sloping sides that meet at the top to form a pyramid
A large cone-shaped canvas tent held up by a central tripod with an opening at the top for air
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a big tent used as temporary shelter' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'large' (big) with 'tent' (collapsible shelter); there is no idiomatic shift. Adjective + noun compounds of this type are cross-linguistically common and follow standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Large tent names what it looks like: a very large tent, a big cloth shelter held up by poles and ropes. People put it up in fields or gardens for weddings, fairs, or concerts, so today it means 'a big shelter used for outdoor events'.