hoop house

noun

A hoop-framed building, consisting of a line of hoops braced to each other, attached to ground posts, and covered.

Meanings

nounhoop house (plural hoop houses)

plural hoop houses

  1. A hoop-framed building, consisting of a line of hoops braced to each other, attached to ground posts, and covered.

    Synonyms: high tunnel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hoop-framed building, consisting of a line of hoops braced to each other, attached to ground posts, and covered.

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Origin

From being an enclosed roofed structure with a hoop (arch) frame.

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