pit-house

A form of pithouse — A primitive building partially dug into the ground and roofed over.

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Meanings

nounpit-house (plural pit-houses)

plural pit-houses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pithouse.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.

Similar
pithousedugoutdug-out
Broader
shelterdwellinghomedomicile
Also see
dugoutpithouse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

pit-house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit-house

MLA

“pit-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit-house. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pit-house,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit-house.

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