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 tented palm supports are at a 7-degree angle, adding to the comfort. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 Stay at the main property or at their luxurious tented camp, Camp Sarika. Mozambique Benguerra Island—an under-the-radar alternative to the Seychelles—is home to two five-star resorts. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025 The 500-square-foot shop resembles a 1950s Venetian beach cabana, with a tented ceiling, and offers vintage J.McLaughlin designs, limited-edition summer styles and a pretty even balance of men’s and women’s items, whereas generally J.McLaughlin stores feel more focused on women’s. David Moin, Footwear News, 28 July 2025 Imagine waking up in a tented suite with a view of the Sand River and golden savannahs stretching as far as the eye can see and having a front row seat to one of nature’s most dramatic phenomena: the Great Migration. Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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