"tentpole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tentpoles [plural]
Etymology: tent + pole Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tent|pole}} tent + pole Head templates: {{en-noun}} tentpole (plural tentpoles)
  1. One of the poles used to hold up a tent. Translations (pole used to hold up a tent): κάμαξ (kámax) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), بِوَان (biwān) [masculine] (Arabic), عَمُود البَيْت (ʕamūd al-bayt) [masculine] (Arabic), telttakeppi (Finnish), mât de tente [masculine] (French), Zeltstange [feminine] (German), tiang kemah (Indonesian), batang tenda (Indonesian), tongkat tenda (Indonesian), сто́йка для пала́тки (stójka dlja palátki) [feminine] (Russian), сто́йка для те́нта (stójka dlja ténta) [feminine] (Russian), сті́йка для наме́ту (stíjka dlja namétu) (Ukrainian), опо́рна тичи́на те́нту (opórna tyčýna téntu) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tentpole-en-noun-ZU-7Kdlc Disambiguation of 'pole used to hold up a tent': 97 3
  2. (US, attributive, figurative, film, television, theater) A large-scale entertainment production that is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors. Tags: US, attributive, figuratively Categories (topical): Film, Television, Theater
    Sense id: en-tentpole-en-noun-Glc98mgg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 54 19 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tentpole film, tentpole movie, tentpole project, tentpole property

Verb

Forms: tentpoles [present, singular, third-person], tentpoling [participle, present], tentpoled [participle, past], tentpoled [past]
Etymology: tent + pole Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tent|pole}} tent + pole Head templates: {{en-verb}} tentpole (third-person singular simple present tentpoles, present participle tentpoling, simple past and past participle tentpoled)
  1. (broadcasting) To schedule a popular programme between two newer or less popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch them. Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-tentpole-en-verb-eaXY49yP Topics: broadcasting, media

Inflected forms

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