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 On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger. Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Schermerhorn spent more than a year between 2016 and 2017 working as a technical adviser to the Carter Center in southern Chad, often traveling by motorcycle to remote areas where people live in mud huts spread across a barren landscape. Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2024 The resort has snow parks, vast terrain for off-piste, a freeride park and floodlights for nighttime skiing, as well as a total of 160 miles of slopes, 70 lifts, and 60 ski huts to keep you busy all day. Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Ski resorts often feature luxurious hotels with amenities like outdoor fireplaces, heated pools, hut tubs, on-site dining and more. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hut 
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Noun
  • But years later, in 1988, her husband was killed in another round of fighting in the camp.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The money is going toward meals, toiletries, gear and replacing a shower facility at one of the camps, Lewis said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Visitors get around the island by foot or on golf carts, and there are a smattering of seafood shacks and souvenir shops.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The worst damage was to the informal settlements and shacks that are found across Mayotte, Bieuville said.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • The company had mentioned on its website that the vessel carried life jackets in each cabin and two safety rafts for 25 people each, PEOPLE previously reported.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The film is set primarily in the cabin of a small aircraft that’s transporting a government witness, with Wahlberg playing a hitman charged with taking him out.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2025

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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