bell tent vs tent

bell tent and tent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bell tent	Yes	No	No	No
tent	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tent is a hypernym of bell tent; that is, tent is a word with a broader meaning than bell tent:

bell tent: a bell-shaped tent
tent: a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

Other hypernyms of bell tent include collapsible shelter.

bell tent (noun)	tent (noun)
a bell-shaped tent	a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
	a web that resembles a tent or carpet

bell tent (verb)	tent (verb)
	live in or as if in a tent