"field tent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field tents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} field tent (plural field tents)
  1. A canvas tent used by the military.
    Sense id: en-field_tent-en-noun-wO~gblxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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