Sod House (Noun)
Meaning
A house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Pioneers often constructed sod houses as a simple and affordable type of shelter on the Great Plains during the 19th century.
- The couple's sod house blended into the rolling hills, its earthy tones and natural materials camouflaging it from the surrounding landscape.
- In North America's grasslands, early settlers used sod houses as a solution for the lack of other building materials in the area.
- At the living history museum, a sod house had been restored to its original condition, complete with hand-raised walls and a thatched roof.
- A single storm can wash away years of effort when building a sod house, leaving the inhabitants with nothing but damp, crumbling earth.