tented

adjective

tent·​ed ˈten-təd How to pronounce tented (audio)
1
: covered with a tent or tents
tented camps
2
: shaped like a tent

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The original tented encampment has long since turned into a permanent neighborhood of cinderblock houses, with children running through the narrow, muddy streets beneath a tangle of electrical wires overhead. Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025 As dawn unfurls, golden rays pierce through the coastal mist, revealing a path of broken branches and impossibly large footprints winding past the door of my luxurious tented shelter. Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025 Legendary architect Bill Bensley created this impressive tented camp without disrupting the land's lush natural landscape. Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024 Here's the only major caveat about staying at the tented camps: Technically, there is no on-site dining. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tented 

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tented was in 1598

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“Tented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tented. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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