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/ʃˈɛltər tɛnt/ Listen

noun

Shelter n.

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. "The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade."

One who protects; a guardian; a defender. "Thou (God) hast been a shelter for me."

The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. "Who into shelter takes their tender bloom."

Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.

Synonyms: Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security.

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Etymology of 'Shelter tent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shelter tent" Quotes from Famous Books

... evening it was raining, so a fire had been built outside of Bob's shelter tent. The boys were leaning back inside, all the more comfortable because of the dreary conditions outside. In spite of the rain, the birch logs burned brightly though accompanied by hissing, as big drops of rain came down now and ...

— Bob Hunt in Canada • George W. Orton

... before noon. The Second corps, which was in the advance, had already reached the James at Wilcox's Landing, and was preparing to cross. The men of our corps were delighted with the opportunity of once more spreading their tents over clean grassy turf, and each quickly pitched his shelter tent preparatory to ...

— Three Years in the Sixth Corps • George T. Stevens

... and as the fact that the white soldiers were near at hand added to the fanatical hatred of the emirs and tribesmen, Fatma sent a message by a slave to Gregory, warning him not to show himself outside the little shelter tent, composed of a single blanket, in which ...

— With Kitchener in the Soudan - A Story of Atbara and Omdurman • G. A. Henty

... was going down upon a day of gloom the bugle called us all up on the hillside. Then the Rebels saw for the first time how few there were, and began an almost simultaneous charge all along the line. The Major raised piece of a shelter tent upon a pole. The line halted. An officer rode out from ...

— Andersonville, complete • John McElroy

... morning was breaking. There were bushes and rocks to hide among, and the clouds had all gone, and day broke clear. The deep river ravine lay right below us, and as the light penetrated, the first thing we saw was a small shelter tent with a cart or waggon by the side of it. We grinned and nudged each other and wagged our heads at the discovery, but kept them carefully hidden. Farther west was a detached kopje, the site of a permanent ...

— With Rimington • L. March Phillipps