shack

noun

1
: hut, shanty
2
: a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use
a guard shack

Examples of shack in a Sentence

an old shack in the woods a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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McCarthy and Carey named the shack after their best friend, Thomas Kelly. Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025 His father was not a provider, although his mother was imaginative and resourceful in a two-room shack with a natural spring for water and an outhouse. Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025 The school also operates a surf shack at Pacific Sands Beach Resort on Cox Bay, which caters exclusively to guests. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025 And few things scream excess more than a train with hot showers, air conditioning and an open bar crawling past settlements where many people live in shacks without running water or electricity. Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shack

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shack was in 1878

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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

shack

noun
1
: hut, shanty
2
: a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use
a radio shack

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