hutment

noun

ˈhət-mənt How to pronounce hutment (audio)
Definition of hutmentnext
1
as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed

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2
as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees

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  1. campground
  2. hut
  3. campsite
  4. camp
  5. cabin
  6. shack
Noun
  • Sites 421, 446 and 449 in the West Lakeshore campground were occupied 160 nights each, a rate of 99.38%, tying them at the top of the list.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Christmas tree cutting is prohibited at trailheads and in campgrounds.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of campground
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  • In Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, owned by the Dutch, slave huts were built along the coast, on land not suitable for agriculture and easily damaged by storms.
    Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But, instead, my son and I scramble up the ladder onto the hut roof and play games, project movies onto the wall.
    Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • This week’s flash floods are also Spain’s deadliest natural tragedy in living memory, surpassing the flood that swept away a campsite along the Gallego River in Biescas, in the northwest, killing 87 people in August 1996.
    Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The sheriff's office previously said an ax, a Yeti cooler, a shotgun and a revolver were missing from the campsite.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of campsite
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  • Humor — both black and camp — is the key here, unlike the often-leaden film which relied on special effects rather than a sharp script and knowing comic direction for its wow factor.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, and it was used to place noncitizens from Japan, Germany and Italy in internment camps.
    Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of camp
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  • The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of cabin
Noun
  • The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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