tentpole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛntˌpoʊl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From tent + pole.
Meanings
- One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
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(US, attributive, figuratively, usually) A large-scale entertainment production that is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors.
His [James Rolfe's] reasoning dances around the simple fact that has set this innocuous-seeming movie apart from its fellow blockbusters this summer—that it’s a tentpole genre film starring women.
2016 May 18, David Sims, “The Outcry Against the All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Remake Gets Louder”, in The Atlantic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tent pole | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tentpoles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tentpole property · tentpole film · tentpole movie · tentpole project
Hypernyms
Translations (14)
fi telttakeppi (pole used to hold up a tent) · grc κάμαξ (pole used to hold up a tent) · uk опо́рна тичи́на те́нту (pole used to hold up a tent) · ru сто́йка для пала́тки (pole used to hold up a tent) · ar عَمُود البَيْت (pole used to hold up a tent) · id tongkat tenda (pole used to hold up a tent) · id batang tenda (pole used to hold up a tent) · ar بِوَان (pole used to hold up a tent) · nl tentstok (pole used to hold up a tent) · ru сто́йка для те́нта (pole used to hold up a tent) · id tiang kemah (pole used to hold up a tent) · fr mât de tente (pole used to hold up a tent) · de Zeltstange (pole used to hold up a tent) · uk сті́йка для наме́ту (pole used to hold up a tent)