pitch a/the tent

idiom

: to set a tent up

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Stay the night in the park’s lodge or one of its lakeside cabins or pitch a tent at the campground and let the cicadas sing you to sleep. West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025 It's been in cahoots with Isuzu's UK operations since at least 2016, and this year, the partnership has gone all out with a new Basecamp purpose-built for overlanders looking to pitch a tent in less-than-hospitable locales. New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025 The week before, my brother and I had to pitch a tent in the back yard for sleeping because our bedrooms had been turned into staging areas for the caterer. Lian Dolan, People.com, 20 May 2025 Durston Gear Users can pitch the tent rainfly first to protect the interior from active rain, inner tent first in clear weather, or with both layers pre-connected for the fastest setup time. New Atlas, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch a/the tent

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“Pitch a/the tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20a%2Fthe%20tent. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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