canvas shelter
Cloth camping structure
A canvas shelter is a temporary structure made from heavy woven fabric, typically used for camping, military encampments, or outdoor events.
The term covers tents, tarps, and similar constructions where canvas provides protection from weather: The soldiers set up canvas shelters along the ridge.
Canvas has largely given way to synthetic materials, but the term persists.
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- pup tentSmall triangular camping shelter
- tarpWaterproof protective sheeting
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
base camp · poles · stakes · tent peg · nylon · waterproof · rain cover · bivouac · marquee · canopy · pitched · pegged · outdoor · camping · camping gear · sleeping bag · under the stars · fabric
canvas shelterstone house
Building of quarried material
cabin · brick house · wooden house · mansion · castle
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