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QUONSET HUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Quonset hut mean? 

QUONSET HUT (noun)
  The noun QUONSET HUT has 1 sense:

1. a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross sectionplay

  Familiarity information: QUONSET HUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUONSET HUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Nissen hut; Quonset hut

Hypernyms ("Quonset hut" is a kind of...):

army hut; field hut; hut (temporary military shelter)


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