tentages

noun

plural of tentage
as in canvases

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  1. canvases
  2. concentration camps
  3. settlements
  4. encampments
  5. plantations
  6. campgrounds
  7. campsites
Noun
  • Few works in the show are titled, boxes filled with objects remain closed (one is even tightly wrapped in cellophane), and canvases are stacked one atop the other like pizza boxes—content and images concealed.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The open-air rock shelters and towering sandstone cliffs are living canvases of ancient paintings from the Upper Paleolithic Period to the Neolithic (50,000–8,000 bce).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of canvases
Noun
  • The final pages offered a physical and philosophical account of the concentration camps that was as disturbing in its implications as the newsreels shown in theatres at the war’s end.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Xinjiang is home to many Uyghurs, a Muslim minority that the Chinese government has subjected to surveillance, forced labor and detainment in concentration camps.
    — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of concentration camps
Noun
  • Immigration lawyers have argued that the administration is detaining people longer than allowed by previous court settlements.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Israel’s Housing Ministry issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in E1 near Jerusalem, which aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Homeless encampments have become a public health issue, Meier said, but banning them does not solve the problem.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Although small fires have been reported at encampments, a significant wildfire has not been linked to homelessness within the city this year.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of encampments
Noun
  • The calls for supernatural aid often consisted of individuals’ attempts to protect themselves and strike back against slave owners under the extreme inequities and traumas of the plantations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of hectares of oil palm plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of plantations
Noun
  • Video from Ohiopyle shows the Youghiogheny River overflowing after heavy rain and storms, causing many of the trails and campgrounds to wash out and close.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of campgrounds
Noun
  • For people heading into the backcountry, the Forest Service recommends using bear-resistant food containers and storing food away from campsites.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The large-scale equipment, boats, campsites were lit ablaze or rigged with dynamite and detonated by the officials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of campsites
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