tepee

noun

1. （美洲印第安人旧时使用的）圆锥形帐篷
   a type of tall tent shaped like a cone , used by Native Americans in the past

1. (美洲印第安人用动物的毛皮或树皮制作的)圆锥形帐篷
   A tepee is a round tent. Tepees were first made by Native American peoples from animal skins or the outer covering of trees.

1. The difference between the Eskimo igloo and the Indian tepee was insulation: the igloo's walls were solid and airtight whereas those of the tepee permitted a great deal of air to enter.
   爱斯基摩的冰屋与印地安人的帐棚之间最大的差别在于绝缘，冰屋的墙壁是坚硬而密闭，然而帐棚的墙壁会让许多空气钻进来。

noun

1. a Native American tent

   Synonym:    tipiteepee