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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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Cunningham said the festival’s first Thursday night performance, with DJ Chris Lake delivering a set on the campgrounds, caused people to come earlier than usual.—
Tom Coulter,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Image To avoid packing and unpacking every night, participants stay a few days at each site — the 2025 edition will split its time between two Pennsylvania campgrounds, in Equinunk and Mount Bethel.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Appalachian Mountain Club operates eight huts across 50 miles, a potential relief for hikers who are looking to get inside for a snack or stay.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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There was nothing left there but ruins and two stone century huts, the cemetery monument, and what used to be the high school auditorium.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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Just an hour from San Antonio, the park invites visitors to paddle, swim, fish, or hike—then unwind at a shady campsite when the day winds down.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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Piastri and his camp, led by steely former F1 racer Mark Webber, were frustrated with Alpine’s slow progress towards his F1 graduation.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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All this chill time at camp is really allowing the social dynamics to finally breathe and evolve.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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All cabins offer room service and the restaurant car serves lunch, dinner and afternoon tea.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the Transformers star eventually built a rustic cabin.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The fishing shack was probably the one that took the longest.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Back home soft-shell crabs are literally on the roadside at shacks that sell seafood.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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