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as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed

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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees

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Noun
  • The park has a 12-acre lake, a campground and hiking trails.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Squatters have moved into Yosemite National Park’s campgrounds and rule-breakers are pushing boundaries as ranger patrols are stretched thin during the prolonged federal shutdown, according to a park employee who described growing disorder inside the park.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Milne went missing after leaving his campsite at Woodside Beach for a short supply trip on October 7.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Reserve a campsite at (619) 390-1623.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leeds United find themselves in the opposite camp, ranking bottom in big-chance conversion rate after converting just three of 17 such opportunities.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Our analysis of satellite imagery of Gaza shows that there are multiple open areas that were once agricultural, adjacent to cities, that would be candidates for this type of camp.
    Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were no passengers on board, and two pilots and four cabin crew members were present.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Think world-class meals, free-flowing Champagne, and an incredible cabin crew.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So much for living in a 300-square-foot shack in the woods.
    TJ Macias, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond the beach—but not too far from it—family-friendly attractions like Broadway at the Beach and the SkyWheel keep the fun going, while the half-mile-long Murrells Inlet MarshWalk offers a stroll past lively seafood shacks, outdoor bars, and live music overlooking the salt marsh.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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