Tentings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act or process of covering or sheltering an area with tents for various purposes
2. A temporary structure designed for accommodation or display that is secured with poles or ropes
3. The practice of setting up tents in a designated place, often for events such as camping or festivals

Etymology: "Tentings" is the plural of "tenting," a noun meaning the act of setting up tents, and the plural form simply counts separate instances of that activity or the tent arrangements involved in them. The noun itself is built from "tent," which goes back through Old French "tente" to Latin "tenta," the feminine past participle of "tendere," meaning "to stretch." A tent, in other words, was originally named for the stretched cloth that holds it up, and "tenting" describes the stretching work of pitching one.