tent peg

tent peg
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 and had to use rocks and logs to tether the tent instead.


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  • tent peg — noun a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent • Hypernyms: ↑peg, ↑nog * * * tent peg or tent pin noun A strong notched peg driven into the ground to fasten a tent • • • Main Entry: ↑tent * * * tent peg UK US …   Useful english dictionary

  • tent peg — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tent peg : singular tent peg plural tent pegs See: peg I, 2), b) …   English dictionary

  • tent peg — /ˈtɛnt pɛg/ (say tent peg) noun a short rod of wood or metal, with one end bent to which the ropes securing a tent to the ground are attached …  

  • tent-peg — stake used to hold the ropes of a tent …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • tent pin — tent peg or tent pin noun A strong notched peg driven into the ground to fasten a tent • • • Main Entry: ↑tent * * * tent peg or tent pin, a stake driven into the ground, to fasten a tent rope …   Useful english dictionary

  • peg — [peg] noun [C] I 1) British a wooden or plastic object that you use for fastening wet clothes onto a line so that they will dry 2) an object that is fixed to a wall or door and used for hanging things on 3) an object that is used for fastening… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • PEG — or Peg may refer to: Contents 1 See also Devices Clothes peg Tent peg Tuning peg, on a musical instrument Piton, in climbing Part of a flatland BMX bicycle Science, medicince and compu …   Wikipedia

  • tent-pegging — tentˈ pegging noun The sport of riding at full speed and trying to bear off a tent peg on the point of a lance • • • Main Entry: ↑tent …   Useful english dictionary

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