as in camp
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

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Recent Examples of hut Schaffhausen police said Tuesday that the deceased woman was taken in for an autopsy after forensics teams secured the first hut in Merishausen, Switzerland, about 40 miles north of Zurich, where her death took place. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024 After 50 years, Hodges still owns the Quonset hut that houses the club. Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 Sedona demanded the change before allowing the fast-food behemoth to open its little burger hut. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 The low, two-hundred-year-old fishing hut in its shaggy grey wood: its heavy logs, notched and cross-jointed. Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hut 
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Noun
  • The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Border Patrol picks up a group of asylum-seekers from an aid camp at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Ariz., on March 13.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
  • As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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