Definition of hutnext
as in camp
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

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Recent Examples of hut The game’s success lies in pushing a gentle-but-distinct nostalgia button for a generation missing the experience of visiting the local rental hut. David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Summit Huts already operates five backcountry huts in Summit County and will fundraise to build the Frisco hut. John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 The Kimbo camper has always felt to us less an RV and more a stylish backcountry hut or woodsy cabin secured to a pickup bed. New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 About two hours away, Hotel Nesslerhof, in Hohe Tauern National Park, offers more than 400 kilometers of hiking and biking trails through alpine meadows, lakes and traditional mountain huts. Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hut
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Noun
  • There’s a large homeschooling population, and, about fifteen miles from downtown, a Catholic organization runs a property affectionately known as Catholic Familyland—a cross between a summer camp and a retreat center.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing half-a-dozen of these works in progress.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • On a recent morning, Reginaldo Nunes Fonseca smoked cigarettes from the porch of his friend’s wooden shack, watching the rain come down hard in an area now known as Nova Conquista — New Conquest — where pristine rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon stood a year ago.
    Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Describe the cabins All 149 cabins are suites with their own sea-facing balcony—no interior rooms here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That food supply provided another viral moment, when a jar of Nutella spread was seen floating through the cabin during the live feed.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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