tent peg
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2.6
- noun
- /tɛnt pɛg/
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estaca de tienda
- The campsite was set up quickly as we used sturdy tent pegs to hold the tent in place.
- drive a tent peg
- tent peg into the ground
Examples
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The fact is that I need somebody who can drive tent pegs.
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Secure the guy lines in place with the tent pegs.
Blog text (9) -
To keep the tent secure during the storm, we hammered the tent pegs deep into the ground.
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When pitching the tent, make sure to drive the tent pegs firmly into the soil for stability.
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pointed peg used to secure a tent' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tent' (a collapsible shelter) with 'peg' (a small pin for fastening); the compound names the object by its function. This noun-compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tent peg comes from the simple image of a pointed peg that you hammer into the ground to hold a tent and its ropes when it is windy. So it means the pointed piece you push into the earth to 'hold' the tent in place.