Quonset hut

noun

A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.

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QuonsetNissen hut
OriginAlgonquian →
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Meanings

nounQuonset hut (plural Quonset huts)

plural Quonset huts

  1. A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.

    Synonyms: Quonset

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.

Similar
Quonset

More synonyms by meaning

nouna prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section

Similar
Nissen hut
Broader
hutarmy hutfield hut
Also see
nissen hutquonset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Algonquian
  2. EnglishQuonset hut

Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.

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APA

Quonset hut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut

MLA

“Quonset hut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quonset hut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut.

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