1
: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
2
: a simple shelter from the elements
hut
verb
—used to mark a marching cadence
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Noun
smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Twenty years prior to the present day of the movie, Ray Stoker (Day-Lewis) abandoned his family to live off the grid in a hut in the woods after a scarring incident during the conflict, which pitted Catholics against Protestants within Northern Ireland, and union loyalists against republicans.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Alas, these are the intense highs and lows of hut-to-hut hiking in the Alps.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Twenty years prior to the present day of the movie, Ray Stoker (Day-Lewis) abandoned his family to live off the grid in a hut in the woods after a scarring incident during the conflict, which pitted Catholics against Protestants within Northern Ireland, and union loyalists against republicans.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hut
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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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