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tent

noun as in portable canvas shelter

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That spinning feeling, coupled with a string of aftershocks, has left the 35-year-old tourism officer and many other survivors too scared to return to their homes, forcing them to live in tents temporarily.

From BBC

“However, his claims that he had been shot and abducted were quickly disproven. We then learned that he had purchased a bicycle, tent and camping supplies just prior to him reporting this.”

For older supporters there were tents offering cups of coffee, free blood pressure checks and the red baseball caps.

From BBC

A video filmed overnight appeared to show four severely injured men wearing high-visibility jackets receiving treatment inside a tent there.

From BBC

Images coming out of Bogo show cadaver bags lined on the street and hundreds being treated in tent hospitals.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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