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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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The former campground is now under water, but when the water is low, many bridges and other structures built by the CCC can be seen above the lake's surface.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026 -
All operations are expected to continue uninterrupted, and existing reservations and commitments — including annual passes, hotel and campground reservations, conferences and group events, and Yellow Daisy Festival vendor registrations — will remain unchanged.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Working in hail and snow, York and the others built log huts.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the avalanche and why the group decided to leave the safety of the huts is still unknown.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But neither is an experienced starter so general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley will almost certainly seek training camp competition for each role.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Outside of its players on rookie deals — Edwards, Lacan, Morrow and Rivers — Connecticut has signed just one player, French guard Migna Toure, to a training camp contract.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The exterior Forged from anodized aluminum, this is Carl Friedrik's most hard-wearing cabin case yet, with new steel rivets adding extra protection against knocks and bumps to complement the robust aluminum frame.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lodge rooms and luxury cabins are among the accommodation options.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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