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What (who) is groundsheet - definition

TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION WHICH CAN BE EASILY DISMANTLED AND WHICH IS PORTABLE

Tents; Beer tent; Canopy Tents; Tents and canopy for outdoor events; Truck Canopy; Outdoor Canopy; Canvas tarps; Tents and Canopy; Canvas Tarps; Tents Canopy; Bed Tents; Party Tent; PARTY TENT; Groundsheet; Traditional tent types; List of traditional tent types; War tent; Groundsheets; Geodesic tent; History of tents; Airbeam; Footprint (tent)

groundsheet

¦ noun a waterproof sheet spread on the ground inside a tent.

groundsheet

(groundsheets)

A groundsheet is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping. (BRIT; in AM, use groundcloth
)

N-COUNT

Tent

·noun Intention; design.

II. Tent ·noun Attention; regard, care.

III. Tent ·noun A probe for searching a wound.

IV. Tent ·noun The representation of a tent used as a bearing.

V. Tent ·vi To lodge as a tent; to Tabernacle.

VI. Tent ·vt To attend to; to Heed; hence, to guard; to Hinder.

VII. Tent ·vt To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.

VIII. Tent ·noun A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain;

- called also tent wine, and tinta.

IX. Tent ·noun A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, - used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.

X. Tent ·noun A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.

Wikipedia

Tent

A tent ( (listen)) is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomads, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and as temporary shelters.

Tents range in size from "bivouac" structures, just big enough for one person to sleep in, up to huge circus tents capable of seating thousands of people. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Tents intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Small tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or when backpacking. The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time. Some very specialised tents have spring-loaded poles and can be pitched in seconds, but take somewhat longer to strike (take down and pack).

Over the past decade, tents have also been increasingly linked with homelessness crises in the United States, Canada, and other regions. Places of multiple homeless people living in tents closely pitched or plotted near each other are often referred to as tent cities.

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Examples of use of groundsheet

1. I put my groundsheet and blanket down on a bit of concrete and I went to sleep.

2. The two of them have just been camping at a music festival and she has been hanging the groundsheet out to dry – "cheap fun" and also a reminder of her childhood, most of which she spent on her grandparents‘ modest farm in Wilmington, East Sussex, where the mentality was "if you can‘t afford it, you shouldn‘t buy it." At 12 she went to live with her mother and her mother‘s new partner in nearby Hailsham, which was "more extravagant and more lavish.

3. They may need stoves and blankets," he says. ‘WINTERISED‘ TENT Heavy duty tent designed for long–term use by a single family PVC groundsheet sewn onto the sides for wind proofing and to retain warmth Some types are designed to accommodate cooking stoves ICRC estimates that 30,000 such tents are required in Pakistan There are simply not enough of the right kind of tents in the world.

4. Mr Annan said it was now a race against time to save the lives of those in the areas of Pakistan worst affected by the earthquake. ‘WINTERISED‘ TENT Heavy duty tent designed for long–term use by a single family PVC groundsheet sown onto the sides for wind proofing and to retain warmth Some types are designed to accommodate cooking stoves ICRC estimates that 30,000 such tents are required in Pakistan He said tens of thousands of people in remote areas had received no relief, while some three million people were facing the fierce Himalayan winter with no shelter or blankets.

5. The 26–nation alliance, which began flying in '00 tonnes of aid on Thursday, is considering the demand, but says it would need to muster more helicopters. ‘WINTERISED‘ TENT Heavy duty tent designed for long–term use by a single family PVC groundsheet sewn onto the sides for wind proofing and to retain warmth Some types are designed to accommodate cooking stoves ICRC estimates that 30,000 such tents are required in Pakistan Musharraf BBC interview – excerpts The US said its extra helicopters would arrive in Pakistan next week, giving a significant boost to the 60 currently operating in the region.