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 Book a room or chalet with a fireplace for an especially cozy stay. Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026 The former Duchess of York has been hiding out at a luxury ski chalet in Austria, which reportedly costs around $2,700 per night. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 May 2026 Specifically created for the Asics trail team, the basecamp consists of a chalet that can host around 10 athletes at a time, offering a home away from home with direct access to some of the world’s most challenging trail running routes and an in-house gym. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 His body was located Saturday afternoon near a road connecting two chalets in the northwestern part of the mountainous area around half an hour by road out of Sofia. CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chalet
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Noun
  • Wander forest trails, relax by the riverfront, discover the charming Osaki cottage or hop on the historic Chester‑Hadlyme Ferry.
    Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The disgraced ex-Prince Andrew, while living practically for free, made money by renting out cottages on his Windsor estate, according to findings by Great Britain’s National Audit Office (NAO).
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Staff work out of greenhouses, laboratories and cabins in urban areas like Baltimore and in more rural offices near the 193 million acres of national forest and grassland that the agency manages.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Lower cabin altitude can help reduce the physiological stress associated with high-altitude travel, an important factor for passengers flying across time zones on long-haul routes.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026

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“Chalet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalet. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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