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Sibley tent

Sibley tent noun: a kind of conical tent with a central pole that telescopes down into the supporting tripod.

Noun

Sibley tent (plural Sibley tents)

  1. A kind of conical tent with a central pole that telescopes down into the supporting tripod.

Forms of Sibley tent

pluralSibley tents

Origin of Sibley tent

It was invented by the American military officer Henry Hopkins Sibley and patented in 1856.

Questions about Sibley tent

What does Sibley tent mean?
Sibley tent means a kind of conical tent with a central pole that telescopes down into the supporting tripod.
What part of speech is Sibley tent?
Sibley tent is a noun.
What is the plural of Sibley tent?
The plural of Sibley tent is Sibley tents.

Words near Sibley tent in the dictionary

  1. sibkid
  2. Sible Hedingham
  3. Sibley
  4. Sibley County
  5. Sibley stove
  6. Sibley tent
  7. Sibley tent stove
  8. Sibleys
  9. siblicidal
  10. siblicide
  11. siblicides

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