Sibley tent

noun

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

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Meanings

nounSibley tent (plural Sibley tents)

plural Sibley tents

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

Origin

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

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Sibley tent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sibley%20tent

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sibley tent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sibley%20tent.

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