pup tent

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pup tent

n.
See shelter tent.
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pup tent

n
(Military) another name for shelter tent
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shel′ter tent`


n.
a small military tent for two persons.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pup tent - a wedge-shaped tentpup tent - a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
shelter tent
collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
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Translations
piccola tenda

pup tent

n (US Mil) → Zweimannzelt nt
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