hogans

noun

plural of hogan
as in wigwams

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  1. wigwams
  2. huts
  3. shacks
  4. hovels
  5. camps
  6. shanties
  7. dwellings
Noun
  • This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of wigwams
Noun
  • Rain is common in Fiordland, and huts along the route are the only accommodation option during the Great Walks season, which typically runs from late October through April.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • West Mersea Beach, Essex The sleepy haunt of Mersea Island draws day trippers from across Essex with its unblemished saltwater marsh landscape and rows of colorful pastel beach huts lining the shore.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
Definition of huts
Noun
  • If beach towns are known for their boardwalks, seafood shacks, and sandy shores, lake towns play the perfect foil.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
  • By 1975, Pierce had 20 shacks around Chicago, franchised to family or friends.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of shacks
Noun
  • Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of hovels
Noun
  • And when her enemies slept, her forces crept into their camps and slit their throats.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • That changed after the tragedy as lawmakers and others scrutinized a lack of preparedness by government agencies and riverside camps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • In Leland, historic Fishtown provides a glimpse into the area's fishing roots, with old shanties, smokehouses, and docks still lining the riverfront.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
  • Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and taller waves, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Definition of shanties
Noun
  • Survey respondents said their dwellings stayed oppressively hot even at night because overcrowding and poor construction trapped the heat.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
Definition of dwellings
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