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
Noun
  • The park also operates several warming huts, which feature restrooms and may even have light snacks.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a million ways to fill time, including paddleboards, kayaks, direct beach access, a tiki hut, and a pool table.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of hut
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
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
  • The players have to scramble for bamboo tubes hidden all over camp with different amounts of money in them.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of camp
Noun
  • 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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