Meanings
plural Quonset huts
- 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.
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nouna prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
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Origin
- Algonquian
- EnglishQuonset hut
Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.
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Quonset hut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut
“Quonset hut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quonset hut,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quonset%20hut.
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