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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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Noun
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Book your stay at the Cades Cove Campground, rent a bike right from the campground store, pack a meal, and start your journey in the afternoon.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Above ground, the Meramec Cavern complex includes a campground and a motel, in addition to a zip line, climbing wall, and riverboat tours.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Members have a number of accommodations to choose from — there’s a seven-bedroom farmhouse and four-bedroom cottage, 40 cabins and 20 huts.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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When John Wesley Powell voyaged through the Grand Canyon by boat in 1869, his expedition rested in this very spot, at the base of stone huts built by ancient Puebloans.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the polar bear simply walked by the campsite and then left.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Daniel Gafford suffered a right ankle sprain during training camp and has yet to play.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this season, Harbaugh welcomed more than 2,500 military personnel, veterans and their families to two training camp practices at the University of San Diego.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All of us piled into one wooden shack that was built as an outpost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Alice Mabel Gray, aka Diana of the Dunes, lived by herself in a shack for almost a decade in the early 1900s in the area that is now the national park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Use it as a guest house, home office, cozy cabin, and more.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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