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tent pole

tent pole is the alternative form of tentpole.

Meaning of tentpole

Noun

tentpole (plural tentpoles)

  1. One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
  2. (US, attributive, figuratively, usually) A large-scale entertainment production that is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors.
    • His [James Rolfe's] reasoning dances around the simple fact that has set this innocuous-seeming movie apart from its fellow blockbusters this summer—that it’s a tentpole genre film starring women.2016 May 18, David Sims, “The Outcry Against the All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Remake Gets Louder”, in The Atlantic

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Forms of tent pole

pluraltent poles

Questions about tent pole

What is tent pole the alternative form of?
Tent pole is the alternative form of tentpole.

Words near tent pole in the dictionary

  1. tent meeting
  2. tent meetings
  3. tent peg
  4. tent pegging
  5. tent pegs
  6. tent pole
  7. tent pole movie
  8. tent pole movies
  9. tent poles
  10. tent revival
  11. tent revivals

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