shelter half
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.
Example Sentences
- "The men now had their rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition, one blanket, one shelter-half (one-half a dog tent), one rubber poncho, one coffee-tin, one knife, fork, and spoon, one tin cooking-pan and cover, one canteen and haversack containing three day’s provisions"
- "Soldiers were each issued as standard field equipment a woolen blanket, a rubberized or painted muslin blanket or poncho, and a canvas shelter half or tent half with a series of buttons and buttonholes placed on three sides to enable them to be fastened together in various combinations. It was general practice for soldiers to pair off to share sleeping equipment, in effect doubling their potential warmth."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
shelter halves (plural)
shelter-half (alternative)