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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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tent. 1. Portable
tension structure in which the supports (usually a wooden pole or poles) both carry and are held in place by a membrane of canvas, skins, or cloth stretched over them and fixed by means of pegs driven into the ground.
2. Portable
compression structure in which a self-supporting frame or armature is constructed over which a protective membrane is draped. Tents are of great antiquity as a type, and very elaborate examples have evolved for religious, ceremonial, or status reasons.
Tensile structures, developed from tent-like forms, have been experimented with by several architects in C20.
Bibliography
Drew (1979);
Faegre (1979);
Prussin et al. (1995);
Jane Turner (1996)
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 "ANSOM (Army, Navy, Supplies, Outdoor Merchandise)")
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tents & sleeping bags.(Feature)
Magazine article from: ANSOM (Army, Navy, Supplies, Outdoor Merchandise); 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...weight and portability of the tent; and the amount of storage space you may need in the tent. Oh, and then there are cost...encourage buyers to pony up. Tents are available in four basic configurations: The Dome Tent requires no support tethering...
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TENT TIME BEFORE CAMERON MUST COME KRZYZEWSKIVILLE.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/16/2003; 700+ words
; ...with one of their tents. "Apparently, it...points to where the tent had been and taps...have to be here for tent checks later tonight...to get back in the tents if they want good...2:15, in the tent, asleep." During...monitors do not peek into tents; they sound a siren...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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TERRIFIC TENTS TURKISH EXPERT ON OTTOMAN EMPIRE CREATIONS WILL SPEAK HERE.(LIFESTYLE)(ARTFUL SHOPPER)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 4/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...culture, is an authority on tents - of the Ottoman Empire...Hamayun: The Ottoman Tent Complex," won the Textile...Atasoy used inventories of tent makers, painted miniatures that showed the immense tent cities as well as scouring...to piece together the tents' far-flung history...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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TENT CITY FOR HOMELESS SETS UP HOUSEKEEPING IN WEDGWOOD ROVING SHELTER WINS OVER NEIGHBORS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/8/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...at Wedgwood's Temple Beth Am has given Tent City another place to call home, for now...it. For many of Seattle's homeless, Tent City provides the foundation they need...she never envisioned herself living in a tent, let alone in a tent-enclave for otherwise...
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Tent commandments. (tips to selecting a tent) (Column)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Life; 5/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...from a Ramada Inn, tents give me an immediate...lodging option. 2. Tent Design Is Everything...determined by the tent's design. Three...available. Family tents typically come in...Joys, San Antonia Tent and S. E. Woods...Consider The Uses. Wall tents offer all of the comforts...
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Tent caterpillars and webworms.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
Magazine article from: Arbor Age; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...spring defoliators (forest tent and eastern tent caterpillars) are visible...spring and remove any tents or caterpillars as quickly...spring for indications of tent caterpillars and in the...are congregated in their tents or on their silken pads...
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Tents & sleeping bags: tents and sleeping bags are essential to a camping trip's success, and the merchant's guidance is just as essential.
Magazine article from: ANSOM (Army, Navy, Supplies, Outdoor Merchandise); 4/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...on three-season tents. However, don...typical three-season tent. If the regional...plans to get out of a tent during the course...willing to spend on it. Tents made with particular...even the best-made tents. For that reason...customer sealer for the tent seams and, perhaps...
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In-tents discussion: today's tents offer more flexibility, require expert design and installation.(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: Club Management; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...source for information on tents is the Tent Rental Division of the...He has been in the tent business for over two decades, planning tents used in events for clients...business, the familiar pole tent. Pole tents are the old "big top...
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Enlightened tents. (recommended lightweight tents and how to properly pitch a tent)(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Sports Afield; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...floor--when purchasing a tent. * WHEN TWO PEOPLE SLEEP in a two-person tent, remember that there probably...extra room for gear, Consider tents with vestibules, or bring...THE FLY doesn't touch the tent's fabric; otherwise, water...
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Tents & camping equipment.
Magazine article from: ANSOM (Army, Navy, Supplies, Outdoor Merchandise); 12/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...camping equipment is the tent, and the quality of tents has had a far-reaching...co-owner of Camel Tents, one of the nation's largest tent companies. "We would...experience with synthetic tents." Durability is...heavy-duty canvas tent can last for 20 years...
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tent
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...purposes. Modern types include bell tents with a central pole; the A tents with sides sloping from a ridgepole; and the marquee, a large field tent, used for mess or hospital shelters. Smaller tents for recreational camping and backpacking...
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Oxygen Tent
Book article from: Medical Discoveries
...patient's entire bed. Oxygen tents then began to appear in hospitals in Europe and North America. Tent Use and Design Oxygen tents are most often used when a patient...can be helped with the oxygen tent. The tents are also used following an event...
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tent caterpillar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...by the large silk tents, or webs, that...and cherry trees. Tent caterpillars are...all species build tents; despite the name forest tent caterpillar, M...limb and form the tent by crawling about...winter or removing tents in the early spring...
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Tent Shows
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Tent Shows. In the early 19th century entertainment in tents began to appear in regions...stages at one end of the tent and seated audiences...difficulty obtaining tents or audiences when they...many as four hundred tent companies touring when...
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tents
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
tents Made of goats' hair, supported by...households might occupy a single large tent (Exod. 33: 8), but the tents of kings could be magnificent (Dan...45). Paul had been trained to make tents, probably out of leather , and when...
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