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noun
A kind of conical tent with a central pole that telescopes down into the supporting tripod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: canvas tent, canvas, canvass
History
It was invented by the American military officer Henry Hopkins Sibley and patented in 1856.
