hutment

hut·ment

noun \ˈhət-mənt\

Definition of HUTMENT

1

: a collection of huts : encampment

2

: hut

Examples of HUTMENT

1. <the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed>
2. <a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees>

First Known Use of HUTMENT

1889

Related to HUTMENT

Synonyms: bivouac, campground, campsite, encampment, camp

Related Words: canvas (also canvass), tentage; colony, plantation, settlement; Hooverville, jungle, shantytown; concentration camp, prison camp; barracks, cantonment, installation, laager [South African], leaguer, post

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