chalet

Definition of chaletnext
as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use a mountain chalet for weekend getaways

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Recent Examples of chalet Properties vary in style and locale, from ski chalets to waterfront estates on the Gulf Coast to the mid-century modern homes in Palm Springs. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 Click here to see all the images of the Alpine chalet. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026 The show was filmed at a luxury chalet in Park City, Utah, before Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was canceled. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 Godard spent much of his childhood at a pair of family chalets on opposite sides of the lake. Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chalet
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Noun
  • Jenny Magidson’s cottage is one of about 785 homes destroyed in her community, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, about two-thirds of those in Grizzly Flats.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
  • Four championship golf courses surround the cottages, villas, and condos.
    Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 May 2026

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“Chalet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalet. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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