Tentage
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 accommodation in the form of a tent countable, uncountable
"Whenever we shifted camp, we had to leave most of our things behind, so that the night before each fight was marked by our sleeping without tentage and with very little food, so far as officers were concerned, as everything had to be sacrificed to getting up what ammunition and medical supplies we had."
Synonyms
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More examples"Whenever we shifted camp, we had to leave most of our things behind, so that the night before each fight was marked by our sleeping without tentage and with very little food, so far as officers were concerned, as everything had to be sacrificed to getting up what ammunition and medical supplies we had."
Etymology
From tent + -age.
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