VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Under canvas

Meaning:

The phrase under canvas, means to be in a tent.

Examples:

  • In our cities we have families living under canvas.
  • Dinner and night in bivouac under canvas.
  • We're still under canvas.
  • Arrival in Zagora, change 4x4 for dromedaries to admire the sunset and spend the night under canvas.
  • In an industrial plant, the treated clay is stored under canvas or a canopy in sufficient quantities to enable production to continue during the months when climatic conditions are at their worst.