Quonset Hut (Noun)
Meaning
A prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The construction crew quickly assembled a quonset hut to serve as their temporary headquarters on the remote job site.
- During the war, soldiers lived in quonset huts that provided them with basic shelter from the elements.
- The military base was strewn with rows of quonset huts, each housing a different platoon of soldiers.
- The village was rebuilt with quonset huts that provided temporary housing for the displaced residents.
- The researchers established a work space in a quonset hut at the remote Antarctic research station.