tent peg

noun

A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.

“Upon arrival at the campsite, they discovered that they had forgotten the tent pegs; they had to use rocks and logs to tether the tent instead.”

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Meanings

nountent peg (plural tent pegs)

plural tent pegs

  1. A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.

    Upon arrival at the campsite, they discovered that they had forgotten the tent pegs; they had to use rocks and logs to tether the tent instead.

    Synonyms: spike, stake

  2. CockneyslangAn egg.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.

Similar
spikestake

Translations

Arabic وَتَد خَيْمَة
  • وَتَد خَيْمَة (watad ḵayma)peg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Czech stanový kolík
  • stanový kolíkpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Dutch tentharing
  • tentharingpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Esperanto fosteto
  • fostetopeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Finnish vaarna
  • vaarnapeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
French sardine
  • sardinepeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
German Erdnagel, Hering
  • Erdnagelpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
  • Heringpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
  • Zeltheringpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Irish pionna pubaill
  • pionna pubaillpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Japanese テント杭
  • テント杭 (tento-kui)peg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Polish śledź
  • śledźpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Russian ко́лышек
  • ко́лышек (kólyšek)peg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Slovak stanový kolík
  • stanový kolíkpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Spanish estaca, piqueta
  • estacapeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
  • piquetapeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Swedish tältpinne, tältspik
  • tältpinnepeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
  • tältspikpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Turkish çadır mandalı
  • çadır mandalıpeg, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Cite this entry
APA

tent peg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tent%20peg

MLA

“tent peg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tent%20peg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tent peg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tent%20peg.

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