tent pole BrE , also: tentpole
tent stake AmE

There was blood on her forehead, probably where she had hit the tent pole.

Once over the tent pole, the Romans found themselves in a clear space.

A forest of tent poles stretched off all around them.

All the while, the Constitution remained the tent pole of the country.

Of course, the process is helped considerably if tent poles are included.

In front of her was a him tent pole.

He had dropped the bottle, but the tent pole still waved.

He worked his way straight across the room, then back toward the center tent pole, using that as a pivot.

She drew out a tent pole now and gave it a quick twist.

Superman is, once again, the tent pole character for the wave.

His hand turned out the light that hung fastened to the tent pole.

"We'll need them later for hiking sticks and tent poles."

"I suggest you tie them to something other than a tent pole, though.

He came out with an armload of tent poles and stakes.

With a tent pole, right through the eye socket and into the old brain pan.

We began packing the car, banging tent poles and gear.

A light was suspended from the tent pole, shining onto a map.

In the other he held a three-foot section of aluminum tent pole.

The Queen examined her face in a mirror attached to the tent pole.

The tent pole snapped, and the broken bottom half scraped up his side.

We particularly hoped to see the elephant put up the tent poles with her trunk.

He thrust out with the tent pole, using the spike at its top like a spear.

Is that your pee thing making the tent pole?

Peter - 1 day 6 hours ago "Big tent pole", you bet!

I got a tent stake here by me that I'd like to meet him with."

My eyes were open, just able to discern the tent staked out over me.

Why, suppose you had dropped on an iron tent stake?

Teddy had now been drawn along by the rope until his head was against the tent stake.

He did not, however, choose to try to hammer the tent stakes into the rocky floor.

Are you trying to get our heads massaged with tent stakes?"

Phil once more grabbed up his own tent stake as he stumbled back through the wagon.

The two female pages were buttressing the tent stakes with logs.

But he did recognize that the two women had very quickly formed an efficient team for pounding tent stakes.

The club happened to be a tent stake.

Tents stakes wedged in the bark can also be used to level and steady the frame.

He dropped the tent stake and the rock.

One of the canvasmen reached down to pick up a tent stake.

He saw her surprised glance and added, "He caught me testing the tent stakes."

"Are you so weak you can't drive a tent stake?"

She had Chad lay out his mom's good silverware and her dad's camping tent stakes.

Unhook the slings, pull out the tent stakes, and shove off.

About 1,000 people left on Friday after 50-mile-an-hour winds ripped up tent stakes and sent desert detritus flying.

Camcorders and tent stakes are not allowed.

Includes a gear loft and tent stakes.

By rapping her ornate handle against a metal tent stake, Spoon sounded the alarm.

Bolan drew his combat knife and bent over one of the tent stakes.

"There are tent stakes in the wagon.

After a wait, Ayla whistled again, then began tearing the tent stakes out of the ground.

Phil let drive his tent stake.