Definition of hutmentnext
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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
  • But drivers eager to get to the campground often tow much faster than that.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • That night, the group makes a campground, and the Frasers share what could be their final night together.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • According to the team, the firing shook the control hut as a long stream of flame burst from the copper engine.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, a German Jewish cloth manufacturer (Ulrich Matthes) has a much more modest, traditional-looking summer hut built just a few meters down the shoreline from the architect’s modernist spread.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • While campsites around the country are thawing out and preparing for visitors after a long winter, top-ranking destinations, specifically throughout the Southeast, provide a variety of experiences for all different types of campers.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • There was always a good chance Mahomes would be ready for the team’s season opener, and the Chiefs provided an update recently saying Mahomes may be ready for training camp.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Down at the beach, though, things are a little more informal, and the long-running beach shack Leon’s is the spot for toe-in-the-sand fish sandwiches and fries.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • This earned the original riverside shack the nickname Catfish Hotel, but his cooking gave rise to the business.
    Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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  • Yet in what could have been another existential and very French tale of impossible love, albeit one set predominantly in the cabins of 18-wheelers or anonymous roadside rest stops, Le Gall has boldly chosen to offer up the possibility of redemption.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Amenities include a Balinese spa, a cinema, a heli deck, cold-water diving equipment, and polar exploration gear, with cabins starting at $32,000 per person.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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