tent trailer

noun

1. an automobile-drawn recreational trailer with a folding canvas or other fabric shelter that makes the vehicle suitable for outdoor camping. Compare camper ( def 3 ), trailer ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of tent trailer¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The state park is located on Lake Allatoona and offers 20 cottages from $200 per night with a two-night minimum, one yurt from $90 per night with a two-night minimum and 93 tent, trailer and RV campsites.

From Washington Post

With “frontcountry camping,” or car camping, visitors drive directly to established campgrounds to set up a tent, trailer or RV.

From Washington Post

BMW's Designworks division has designed a tent trailer using a new fabric developed by The North Face called Futurelight that it says is the “most advanced, breathable, waterproof material.”

From Fox News

In his official wealth declaration, the President admits to owning a small plot of land, two modest apartments, three Russian cars and an old-fashioned tent trailer known as a Skif, which was once popular among Soviet holidaymakers.

From Time

Steep, rugged canyons have challenged the more than 1,500 firefighters deployed to battle the blaze, which also destroyed an outbuilding and a pop-up tent trailer, said Amy Head, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times