'Shelter tent' definitions:

Definition of 'shelter tent'

noun

A wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows [syn: pup tent, shelter tent]

From: GCIDE

Shelter \Shel"ter\, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See Shield, n.]
1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. [1913 Webster]
The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender. [1913 Webster]
Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. --Ps. lxi. 3. [1913 Webster]
3. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. [1913 Webster]
Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. --Young. [1913 Webster]
Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security. [1913 Webster]