hutments

plural of hutment
1
as in campgrounds
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 huts
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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Noun
  • Choose from four primitive campgrounds, including Barbour Hill Ocean and False Cape Landing Ocean, which are on the ocean side of the park (the other two are on the bay side).
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Currently, drivers can opt to sign up for an annual pass that gets their car into state parks and campgrounds.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Grayson Highlands has many campsites, including stable area spaces for equestrian campers.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Outdoor lovers will get their fill of hiking as these campsites are in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just five miles from the Appalachian Trail.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • My work took me to the streets where the city’s ongoing efforts to clear homeless encampments played out, capturing not only the sweeps but also the human stories of those most profoundly impacted.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Other key findings in the report, released last week, show students who started and ran pro-Gaza encampments were granted concessions by their schools.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This enabled the brand to fashion additional models by simply topping the platform with different cabins, like delivery vans and pickup trucks.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Alternatively, operators can opt for mixed cabins of 16, 18, 20, or super-luxury 538-square-foot apartments.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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